US Patent No: 8,036,729

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Assessing the condition of a joint and devising treatment

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Abstract

Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint, particularly a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern of the joint to assess the affect of movement on cartilage wear. Changes in the thickness of cartilage over time can be determined so that therapies can be provided. Information on thickness of cartilage and curvature of cartilage or subchondral bone can be used to plan therapy. Information on movement pattern can be used to plan therapy.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYPALO ALTO, CA2686

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Lang, Philipp Lexington, MA 216 3718
Steines, Daniel Palo Alto, CA 156 2896

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5,687,210 Method and device for determining the attenuation function of an object with respect to the transmission of a reference material thickness 70 1996
 
HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES (1)
4,631,676 Computerized video gait and motion analysis system and method 85 1983
 
HOWMEDICA INTERNATIONAL S. DE R.L. (1)
5,911,723 Surgical apparatus 97 1997
 
HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
4,813,436 Motion analysis system employing various operating modes 77 1987
 
HUWMEDICA INC. (1)
5,542,947 Slotted patella resection guide and stylus 74 1995
 
IMPAC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
7,438,685 Apparatus and method for registration, guidance and targeting of external beam radiation therapy 33 2002
 
IMPLEX CORPORATION (1)
4,944,757 Modulator knee prosthesis system 148 1988
 
INAMED MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION (1)
5,480,430 Shape-retaining shell for a fluid filled prosthesis 44 1994
 
INSTITUTE OF SOMATIC SCIENCES, THE (1)
6,310,619 Virtual reality, tissue-specific body model having user-variable tissue-specific attributes and a system and method for implementing the same 42 1998
 
INTEGRATED MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,175,655 Medical imaging system for displaying, manipulating and analyzing three-dimensional images 64 1996
 
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 83 LLC (1)
7,058,209 Method and computer program product for locating facial features 32 2001
 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (1)
5,291,401 Teleradiology system 38 1991
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (1)
5,749,362 Method of creating an image of an anatomical feature where the feature is within a patient's body 220 1995
 
JOACHIM THEUSNER (1)
5,556,432 Artificial joint 83 1993
 
JOINT MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION (1)
4,888,021 Knee and patellar prosthesis 111 1988
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA BIOMATERIAL UNIVERSE CORPORATION OF JAPAN (1)
5,314,478 Artificial bone connection prosthesis 186 1991
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA (1)
5,541,515 MRI joint imaging system 33 1995
 
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. (1)
6,479,996 Magnetic resonance imaging of several volumes 32 2000
 
KYPHON SARL (1)
5,827,289 Inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bones 243 1996
 
LAWSON, KEVIN J., AN INDIVIDUAL (1)
6,146,422 Prosthetic nucleus replacement for surgical reconstruction of intervertebral discs and treatment method 147 1999
 
LINVATEC CORPORATION (1)
4,872,452 Bone rasp 53 1989
 
MATERIALISE N.V. (1)
5,768,134 Method for making a perfected medical model on the basis of digital image information of a part of the body 142 1996
 
MATHYS AG BETTLACH (1)
2007/0293,868 Ligament-Tentioning Device, Section Template and Osteotomy Method 22 2005
 
MEDACTA S.A. (1)
5,749,876 Apparatus for resection of the condyles of the knee for putting a prosthesis into place, and method for putting such an apparatus into position 100 1996
 
MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA, THE (1)
5,906,934 Mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage repair 127 1995
 
MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. (1)
5,649,929 Knee joint flexion-gap distraction device 38 1995
 
METABOLIX, INC. (1)
6,838,493 Medical devices and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers 60 2002
 
METALPRAECIS BERCHEM + SCHABERG GESELLSCHAFT FUR METALLFORMGEBUNG MBH (1)
5,150,304 Method of making an implantable joint prosthesis 52 1990
 
MUSCULOGRAPHICS, INC. (1)
5,682,886 Computer-assisted surgical system 370 1995
 
MUSCULOSKELETAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES, LLC (1)
6,082,364 Pluripotential bone marrow cell line and methods of using the same 33 1997
 
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6,289,753 Method for measuring mechanical properties of the collagen network in cartilage 19 1999
 
NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY (1)
6,575,980 Method and apparatus for femoral resection 134 1999
 
NIDEK CO., LTD. (1)
5,684,562 Ophthalmic apparatus 60 1995
 
NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RESEARCH CORPORATION (1)
5,769,899 Cartilage repair unit 232 1996
 
NOVARTIS;CORPORATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (1)
5,320,102 Method for diagnosing proteoglycan deficiency in cartilage based on magnetic resonance image (MRI) 29 1992
 
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6,379,388 Tibial prosthesis locking system and method of repairing knee joint 51 1999
 
ORTHOGENE LLC (1)
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6,383,228 Femoral hip-joint prosthesis with a logarithmically extending curvature 51 1999
 
PRIVATDOZENT DR. NORBERT M. MEENEN (1)
6,319,712 Biohybrid articular surface replacement 38 1999
 
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON (1)
5,021,061 Prosthetic patello-femoral joint 50 1990
 
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL CORP. (1)
4,769,040 Tibial prosthesis 59 1986
 
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6,373,250 Method of magnetic resonance imaging 29 2000
 
RESONEX HOLDING COMPANY (1)
5,445,152 Kinematic device for producing precise incremental flexing of the knee 35 1992
 
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5,880,976 Apparatus and method for facilitating the implantation of artificial components in joints 144 1997
 
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6,873,741 Nonlinear edge-enhancement filter 19 2002
 
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5,368,858 Methods and compositions for the treatment and repair of defects or lesions in cartilage 112 1992
 
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5,206,023 Method and compositions for the treatment and repair of defects or lesions in cartilage 224 1991
 
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH (1)
4,575,805 Method and apparatus for the fabrication of custom-shaped implants 400 1984
 
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG (1)
6,165,221 Implant 21 1999
 
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6,322,588 Medical devices with metal/polymer composites 90 1999
 
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6,514,514 Device and method for regeneration and repair of cartilage lesions 57 1999
 
SULZER MEDIZINALTECHNIK AG (1)
5,501,687 Body for distributing bone cement for the anchoring of implants 50 1993
 
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5,597,379 Method and apparatus for femoral resection alignment 138 1994
 
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5,835,619 Method of processing a sectional image of a sample bone including a cortical bone portion and a cancellous bone portion 37 1997
 
THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND (1)
6,585,666 Arthroscopic diagnostic probe to measure mechanical properties of articular cartilage 30 2001
 
THE DANA CENTER FOR ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS (1)
6,010,509 Patella resection drill and prosthesis implantation device 59 1998
 
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1)
5,671,741 Magnetic resonance imaging technique for tissue characterization 52 1995
 
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (1)
6,690,816 Systems and methods for tubular object processing 71 2001
 
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND (1)
6,112,109 Constructive modelling of articles 69 1998
 
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6,772,026 System and method for rapidly customizing design, manufacture and/or selection of biomedical devices 86 2001
 
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TREMCO LTD. (1)
5,288,797 Moisture curable polyurethane composition 49 1993
 
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5,246,530 Method of producing porous metal surface 58 1992
 
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5,564,437 Method and system for determining the fixation point on the femur of a crossed ligament of the knee 45 1993
 
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6,365,405 Compositions of chondrocytes, preparation and utilization 26 2000
 
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6,316,153 Free-form fabricaton using multi-photon excitation 102 1999
 
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5,245,282 Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging 60 1991
 
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6,081,577 Method and system for creating task-dependent three-dimensional images 78 1999
 
WHALEDENT INC. (1)
4,368,040 Dental impression tray for forming a dental prosthesis in situ 60 1981
 
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5,306,307 Spinal disk implant 299 1991
 
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4,344,193 Meniscus prosthesis 191 1980
4,502,161 Prosthetic meniscus for the repair of joints 285 1983
4,609,551 Process of and material for stimulating growth of cartilage and bony tissue at anatomical sites 141 1984
4,846,835 Technique for healing lesions in cartilage 192 1987
4,822,365 Method of design of human joint prosthesis 111 1987
4,865,607 Tibial plate for a knee-joint endoprosthesis 53 1987
5,099,859 Method and apparatus for comparative analysis of videofluoroscopic joint motion 65 1988
5,133,759 Asymmetrical femoral condye total knee arthroplasty prosthesis 58 1991
5,171,322 Stabilized meniscus prosthesis 86 1991
5,326,365 Ankle implant 30 1992
5,344,459 Arthroscopically implantable prosthesis 118 1993
5,609,640 Patella prostheses 30 1994
5,616,146 Method and apparatus for machining bone to fit an orthopedic surgical implant 53 1994
5,468,787 Biomaterials for tissue repair 41 1994
5,832,422 Measuring device 24 1995
5,683,466 Joint surface replacement system 91 1996
5,895,428 Load bearing spinal joint implant 292 1996
6,228,116 Tissue expander 30 1997
5,871,018 Computer-assisted surgical method 212 1997
6,102,955 Surgical method, surgical tool and artificial implants for repairing knee joints 30 1998
6,090,144 Synthetic knee system 70 1998
6,110,209 Method and paste for articular cartilage transplantation 69 1998
6,344,059 Knee surface replacement prosthesis 41 1998
6,171,340 Method and device for regenerating cartilage in articulating joints 120 1999
6,203,546 Method and apparatus for medial tibial osteotomy 40 1999
6,503,280 Prosthetic knee and method of inserting 18 2000
6,689,139 Long oblique ulna shortening osteotomy jig 17 2002
6,726,724 Prosthetic knee 19 2002
7,174,282 Design methodology for tissue engineering scaffolds and biomaterial implants 19 2002
6,916,341 Device and method for bicompartmental arthroplasty 54 2003
7,104,997 Cutting guide apparatus and surgical method for use in knee arthroplasty 52 2003
2005/0119,751 Intervertebral bone fusion device 20 2003
2005/0043,807 Two-thirds prosthetic arthroplasty 50 2004
2005/0192,588 Instrumentation and method for prosthetic knee 32 2005
2005/0171,612 Device and method for bicompartmental arthroplasty 38 2005
2007/0073,305 Cutting guide apparatus and surgical method for use in knee arthroplasty 25 2006
2008/0009,950 Prosthetic Knee 13 2007
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Patent Citation Ranking

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CONFORMIS, INC. (5)
8,343,218 Methods and compositions for articular repair 0 2008
8,337,507 Methods and compositions for articular repair 0 2008
8,377,129 Joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools 0 2009
8,366,771 Surgical tools facilitating increased accuracy, speed and simplicity in performing joint arthroplasty 0 2010
8,337,501 Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools 0 2010
 
OTISMED CORPORATION (3)
8,221,430 System and method for manufacturing arthroplasty jigs 1 2007
8,311,306 System and method for image segmentation in generating computer models of a joint to undergo arthroplasty 0 2009
8,160,345 System and method for image segmentation in generating computer models of a joint to undergo arthroplasty 2 2011
 
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (2)
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8,306,601 Assessing the condition of a joint and devising treatment 0 2011
 
SYNARC INC. (1)
8,300,910 Pathology indicating measure related to cartilage structure and automatic quantification thereof 0 2007
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,439,926 Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools 0 2009

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