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Patent Inventor Names
Ian McCarthy0
Darren James Wilson0
Stephen James Guy Taylor0
Date of Patent
April 1, 2014
Patent Application Number
13382454
Date Filed
July 6, 2010
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Patent abstract
The invention relates generally to orthopaedic implants, and more particularly to orthopaedic implants having data acquisition capabilities and their use in monitoring and diagnosing fracture healing. RSA is also disclosed as a method for measuring inter-fragmentary movement in long bone fractures in order to confirm whether the fracture is reduced and for detecting changes in stiffness of the healing callus.
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