Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1988-07-28
1990-11-20
Smith, Ruth S.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 505
Patent
active
049710605
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus worn by a patient to provide a geometric reference for medical diagnostic data obtained from the patient has an element rigidly attachable to the patient, this element being connected to other components which emit a known and recognizable signal during the acquisition of medical diagnostic data, those components being used to establish a geometric reference for the data obtained from the patient. In one embodiment, a bite-down plate having a shape corresponding to the dentition of the patient is held in the mouth of the patient, and is connected to a rigid carrier having markings for geometrically referencing a tomographic image. In another embodiment, the worn element is a rigid ring worn by the patient as a headband, having a number of length-variable indicators, each of which having a scale, and also being connected to a member having a recognizable shape, or having markings, for a reference in tomographic imaging. Both embodiments can be used with other examination equipment, such as devices for obtaining biomagnetic signals, so that the respective data obtained from multiple examination devices can be geometrically correlated.
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Abraham-Fuchs Klaus
Schneider Siegfried
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Smith Ruth S.
Zele John D.
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