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Method for diagnosis and management of osteoporosis
Assignee: COWIN SEPHEN C
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Filing: 2000-08-17
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Granted: 2001-06-19
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Expires: 2020-08-17
Abstract
Abstract Non-invasive quantitative evaluation of biomechanical properties of bone in a bony locale in a living body as manifested by one or more of the quantities: a set of anisotropic elastic constants, strength, or fracture risk is performed by measuring a bone mineral density and a trabecular grain at the bony locale. The measurements of bone mineral density and a trabecular grain are processed using a univariate nonlinear regression to obtain the set of anisotropic elastic constants. In an alternative embodiment, the strength of a bone in a bony locale is evaluated through the use of a three-dimensional strength surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen C. Cowin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/45; A61B5/4504; A61B5/05; A61B5/055; A61B5/103; A61B5/41; A61B5/414; A61B5/417; A61B5/4509
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of non-invasively and quantitatively evaluating the biomechanical status of bone tissue in a bony locale of a body, as manifested through the quantity: a set of anisotropic elastic constants, which method comprises the steps of: (a) determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body; (b) obtaining a principal-grain direction of said bone tissue; and (c) processing said bone-mineral density and said principal-grain direction to obtain said set of anisotropic elastic constants associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of non-invasively and quantitatively evaluating the biomechanical status of bone tissue in a bony locale of a body, as manifested through the quantity: a set of anisotropic elastic constants, which method comprises the steps of: (a) determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body; (b) obtaining a principal-grain direction of said bone tissue; and (c) processing said bone-mineral density and said principal-grain direction to obtain said set of anisotropic elastic constants associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body is performed with a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry machine.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of non-invasively and quantitatively evaluating the biomechanical status of bone tissue in a bony locale of a body, as manifested through the quantity: bone strength, which method comprises the steps of: (a) determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body; (b) obtaining a principal-grain direction of said bone tissue; (c) processing said bone-mineral density and said principal-grain direction to obtain a set of anisotropic elastic constants associated with said bone at said anatomical site; and (d) processing said set of anisotropic elastic constants whereby to obtain said bone strength associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of non-invasively and quantitatively evaluating the biomechanical status of bone tissue in a bony locale of a body, as manifested through the quantity: bone strength, which method comprises the steps of: (a) determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body; (b) obtaining a principal-grain direction of said bone tissue; (c) processing said bone-mineral density and said principal-grain direction to obtain a set of anisotropic elastic constants associated with said bone at said anatomical site; and (d) processing said set of anisotropic elastic constants whereby to obtain said bone strength associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein said determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body is performed with a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry machine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein said processing said set of anisotropic elastic constants includes the sub-step of obtaining a three-dimensional strength surface.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of non-invasively and quantitatively evaluating the biomechanical status of bone tissue in a bony locale of a body, as manifested through the quantity: fracture risk, which method comprises the steps of: (a) determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body; (b) obtaining a principal-grain direction of said bone tissue; (c) processing said bone-mineral density and said principal-grain direction to obtain a set of anisotropic elastic constants associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body; and (d) processing said set of anisotropic elastic constants whereby to obtain said fracture risk associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of non-invasively and quantitatively evaluating the biomechanical status of bone tissue in a bony locale of a body, as manifested through the quantity: fracture risk, which method comprises the steps of: (a) determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body; (b) obtaining a principal-grain direction of said bone tissue; (c) processing said bone-mineral density and said principal-grain direction to obtain a set of anisotropic elastic constants associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body; and (d) processing said set of anisotropic elastic constants whereby to obtain said fracture risk associated with said bone tissue at said bony locale of said body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said determining a bone-mineral density associated with said bone tissue of said body is performed with a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry machine.
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