EP 1977200 A4 20140409 - DUTY CYCLE LOADING FOR ORTHOPEDIC SIMULATOR

Title (en)

DUTY CYCLE LOADING FOR ORTHOPEDIC SIMULATOR

Title (de)

ARBEITSZYKLUSLADUNG FÜR ORTHOPÄDISCHEN SIMULATOR

Title (fr)

CHARGEMENT DE FACTEUR D'UTILISATION POUR SIMULATEUR ORTHOPÉDIQUE

Publication

EP 1977200 A4 20140409 (EN)

Application

EP 07718231 A 20070110

Priority

US 2007000799 W 20070110
US 33240706 A 20060113
US 33597406 A 20060120
US 76059506 P 20060120
US 65017707 A 20070105

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007084356A2] An orthopedic simulator is provided with a mechanism configured to apply motions and forces to a test specimen, such as a spinal implant, and a controller configured to control the mechanism to selectively apply the motions and forces in accordance with sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal curves.

IPC 8 full level

G01B 3/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); F16B 31/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/32 (2006.01); G01N 3/32 (2006.01); G09B 23/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 2/468 (2013.01); A61F 5/00 (2013.01); G01N 3/32 (2013.01); G09B 23/30 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 5670708 A 19970923 - VILENDRER KENT [US]
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[X] US 5959215 A 19990928 - ONO SHIGEKI [JP], et al
[X] MICKLEY K ET AL: "AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST-RIG FOR THE BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN SPINE SEGMENTS", REPORTS IN APPLIED MEASUREMENT, HOTTINGER BALDWIN MESSTECHNIK. DARMSTADT, DE, vol. 6, no. 2, 1 January 1990 (1990-01-01), pages 43 - 49, XP000249812, ISSN: 0930-7923
See references of WO 2007084356A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007084356 A2 20070726; WO 2007084356 A3 20081002; EP 1977200 A2 20081008; EP 1977200 A4 20140409

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007000799 W 20070110; EP 07718231 A 20070110