Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Medical Devices
Medical Devices
Apparatus For Intraoperative Ligament Load Measurements
WARF: P180019US01

Inventors: Darryl Thelen, Jack Martin, Joshua Roth


The Invention
Axial stress or similar properties in a stressed connective tissue may be assessed during surgery by excitation of the ligament to create a shear wave allowing measurement of the shear wave velocity which has been identified as having a component related to axial stress.
Additional Information
For More Information About the Inventors
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