Apparatus and method for measuring jaw motion

Details Apparatus and method for measuring jaw motion Apparatus and method for measuring jaw motion

2007-02-27

2007-02-27

Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...

C600S587000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10644796

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for measuring jaw motion has a pair of fixed marker attached to both sides of face of patient, a pair of movable markers disposed to face the fixed marker in a spaced distance and to move in unison with the movement of the lower jaw of patient, four cameras recording the three-dimensional movement of the movable marker relative to the fixed marker, as lower jaw moves, and personal computer for receiving and processing the image signals fed from connected cameras. The apparatus can accurately measure the location of the center of patient's jaw motion and the moving track thereof with stereo vision processing of the image signals obtained from camera.

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