Methods and apparatus for investigating muscles and/or joints

Details Methods and apparatus for investigating muscles and/or joints Methods and apparatus for investigating muscles and/or joints

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326/12.3

A61B 5/00 (2006.01) A61B 5/103 (2006.01) A61B 5/11 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1270908

ABSTRACT METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INVESTIGATING MUSCLES AND/OR JOINTS Apparatus for investigating the condition of muscles and the play in joints comprises a probe with a displaceable plunger which generates force pulses to be applied to a body. The probe includes a force transducer, such as a load cell, providing a first output waveform representative of the reaction of the body to the force of the applied pulse, and an accelerometer providing a second output waveform representative of the acceleration of the body due to the applied pulse. Information as to the muscles and/or joints is obtained by processing the two waveforms in a computer to give an output based upon both force and acceleration. The force pulse preferably has a slowly rising leading edge, for example being sinusoidal.

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