Non-destructive method for evaluating the strength of cancellous bone
US7448264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0089
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A non-destructive method for evaluating the strength of cancellous bone includes the steps of performing at least two of the following tests on each cancellous bone of a population of cancellous bones: a manual compression test, an apparent density test, and an appearance test; determining a compressive strength for each cancellous bone based on the two tests performed; comparing the determined compressive strength of each cancellous bone against a predetermined compressive strength requirement; and, eliminating a subset of cancellous bone from the population of cancellous bone, which subset of cancellous bone fails to meet the predetermined compressive strength requirement.
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