Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Hindenburg, Max F. (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
C600S587000, C600S589000, C600S592000, C600S300000, C433S034000, C433S037000, C433S039000, C433S041000, C433S048000, C433S068000, C433S071000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10183072
ABSTRACT:
Impression devices are provided for making an impression of a desired feature. The impression devices include: a flexible bladder having a cavity formed therein, the flexible bladder being capable of conforming to the details of the desired feature; a rheological material, such as a magnetorheological fluid, disposed in the cavity of the flexible bladder; and an activator for applying an external stimulus to the rheological material to change the state of the rheological material and thereby capture an impression of the desired feature.
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Basude Raghuveer
Casar Robert S.
Cohn Simon
Dietz Timothy
Douglas Peter
Ethicon Inc.
Hindenburg Max F.
Hoekstra Jeffrey G.
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