DISTRACTOR FOR MEASURING LOAD AND POSITION OF LOAD APPLIED BY THE MUSCULAR-SKELETAL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140094715A1
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13631708

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A distractor suitable for measuring a force, pressure, or load applied by the muscular-skeletal system is disclosed. An insert couples to the distractor. The insert has at least one articular surface allowing movement of the muscular-skeletal system when the distractor is inserted thereto. The insert can be a passive insert having no measurement devices. A sensor array and electronics are housed within the distractor. The distractor can dynamically distract the muscular-skeletal system. A handle of the distractor can be rotated to increase or decrease the spacing between support structures. The measurement system comprises a sensor array and electronic circuitry. In one embodiment, the electronic circuitry is coupled to the sensor array by a unitary circuit board or substrate. The sensors can be integrated into the unitary circuit board. For example, the sensors can comprise elastically compressible capacitors or piezo-resistive devices. The distractor wirelessly couples to a remote system for providing position and magnitude measurement data of the force, pressure, or load being measured.

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ORTHOSENSOR INC1855 GRIFFIN ROAD SUITE A-210 DANIA BEACH FL 33004

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Carrasco, Gabriel Chandler, US 6 366
Roche, Martin Fort Lauderdale, US 105 6566
Stein, Marc Chandler, US 119 7220

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