Device and method for determining future fracture risk
US6385283B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/482
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A DEXA bone densitometer produces estimates of future fracture risk from a current fracture data derived from a lateral image of a patient's thoracic and lumbar spine taken in a single scan, typically with the patient on her or his side, and from numerical bone mineral density measurements.
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