Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-22
2005-11-22
Nerbun, Peter (Department: 3765)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion
C600S590000, C433S027000, C033S513000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06968229
ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus and program product correlates measured endodontic signals to stored distance values indicative of probe position within a root canal. An appropriate distance value is retrieved from a memory having a plurality of electrical signal measurements and other information stored in associative relationship with respective distance values.
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Nerbun Peter
Ormco Corporation
Wood Herron & Evans L.L.P.
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