Patent
Mechanical pivot shift measurement to evaluate joints
| العنوان: | Mechanical pivot shift measurement to evaluate joints |
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| Patent Number: | 9,521,965 |
| تاريخ النشر: | December 20, 2016 |
| Appl. No: | 13/570803 |
| Application Filed: | August 09, 2012 |
| مستخلص: | An unmet need of orthopedic practitioners is a clinically-relevant measurement device and technique to objectively quantify joint (e.g., knee) stability, including rotational stability. An apparatus and method is disclosed for performing a mechanical joint movement test, such as a knee pivot shift test, through the application of standardized dynamic loads (e.g., using a constant-tension spring or other mechanism). When used for knee evaluation, this test reliably induces the characteristic “pivot” tibial subluxation/reduction event in an ACL-deficient knee, allowing for more sensitive detection of deficiencies in rotational knee stability, quantification of the relative importance of knee stabilizers, and comparison of the performance of contemporary ACL reconstruction techniques. The test allows for better understanding joint biomechanics and for defining unique kinematic and kinetic signatures for common joint injuries, such as knee injuries, that will be valuable for diagnostic purposes. |
| Inventors: | Sena, Mark (Berkeley, CA, US); Feeley, Brian (San Francisco, CA, US); Coughlin, Dezba (San Leandro, CA, US); Lotz, Jeff (San Mateo, CA, US) |
| Assignees: | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA, US) |
| Claim: | 1. An apparatus for performing a mechanical pivot shift test on a knee of a leg, the apparatus comprising: a first rigid frame positioned against a first portion of the leg for holding the apparatus against the leg; a second rigid frame positioned against a second portion of the leg for holding the apparatus against the leg; at least one stabilizer attached to the first rigid frame for stabilizing a portion of the apparatus against a portion of the leg; at least one fastening strap positioned around the leg and connecting the first rigid frame and the at least one stabilizer for fastening the apparatus to the leg; a first positioning device attached to the first rigid frame and a second positioning device attached to the second rigid frame; a tension-applying spring attached to and positioned between the two positioning devices, the tension-applying spring positioned in a specific location and orientation with respect to the knee by the positioning devices, to generate forces and moments about the knee over a range of motion for performance of the mechanical pivot shift test on the knee, wherein at least one of the forces and moments is a valgus torque on the knee, and wherein the mechanical pivot shift test evaluates the knee based on kinematic response of the knee to the generated forces and moments; and at least two sensors configured to record the translational and rotational positions of a tibia and a femur of the leg over the range of motion, the recorded translational and rotational positions of the tibia and femur of the leg over the range of motion being used for calculating a stiffness matrix for the knee, the stiffness matrix describing displacements and rotations of the knee in response to the forces and moments applied to the knee. |
| Claim: | 2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tension-applying spring is a constant-tension spring, wherein one end of the spring is mounted to the first positioning device attached to the first rigid frame and the other end of the spring is mounted to the second positioning device attached to the second rigid frame. |
| Claim: | 3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the positioning devices further comprise rigid spring-positioning rods attached to either end of the spring. |
| Claim: | 4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the positioning devices further comprise rod-positioning hubs that are attached to the spring positioning devices and are moveably attached to at least one of the rigid frames, the rod-positioning hubs being rotating hubs that have at least one preset configuration for a position of the spring-positioning rods. |
| Claim: | 5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first rigid frame further comprises a femoral rigid frame that holds an upper portion of the apparatus against a thigh of the leg and the second rigid frame further comprises a tibial rigid frame that holds a lower portion of the apparatus against a shin of the leg. |
| Claim: | 6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stabilizer further comprises a femoral epicondyle stabilizer that is configured to stabilize an upper portion of the apparatus on a bony femoral epicondyle and tibial rigid stabilizer that is configured to stabilize a lower portion of the apparatus on a bony tibial ridge. |
| Claim: | 7. An apparatus for performing a mechanical pivot shift test on a knee of a leg, the apparatus comprising: a fixation system in contact with at least a portion of the leg for mounting the apparatus to the leg and stabilizing the apparatus against the leg; a force-applying device attached to the fixation system for generating forces and moments about the knee over a range of motion of the knee for performance of the mechanical pivot shift test of the knee, wherein at least one of the forces and moments is a valgus torque on the knee, and wherein the mechanical pivot shift test evaluates the knee based on kinematic response of the knee to the generated forces and moments; at least two sensors associated with the fixation system that are configured to record the translational and rotational positions of a tibia and a femur in the leg over the range of motion; and a computer processor, communicatively connected to the at least two sensors, configured to calculate a knee stability index based on the recorded translational and rotational positions of the tibia and the femur in the leg, the knee stability index describing the stability of the knee in response to the forces and moments applied to the knee. |
| Claim: | 8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the force-applying device is a constant-tension spring, wherein one end of the spring is mounted to a first positioning device located at the upper leg and the other end of the spring is mounted to a second positioning device located at the lower leg. |
| Claim: | 9. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a pre-determined signature usable to determine if a medical condition is indicated by the recorded positions of the knee and by the forces and moment generated over the range of motion. |
| Claim: | 10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the knee stability index describes the stability of the knee in response to the forces and moments applied to the knee by a plurality of joint stability parameters. |
| Claim: | 11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sensors comprise one or more strobing markers that are attached to the leg for transmitting information about positions of the leg to the computer processor. |
| Claim: | 12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the pre-determined signature indicates rotational stability of the knee. |
| Claim: | 13. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is a mechanical pivot shift apparatus that provides repeatable application of specific multiplanar forces and moments to the knee and measures kinematic response of the knee to the applied forces and moments. |
| Claim: | 14. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the computer processor is further configured to allow calculation of a stiffness matrix for the knee based on recorded translational and rotational positions of a tibia and a femur in the leg over the range of motion, the stiffness matrix describing displacements and rotations of the knee in response to the forces and moments applied to the knee. |
| Claim: | 15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of the joint stability parameters comprise: maximum internal tibial rotation; maximum anterior displacement; and posterior tibial velocity. |
| Claim: | 16. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the stiffness matrix describes the displacements and rotations of the knee in response to the forces and moments applied to the knee by a plurality of knee stiffness parameters and the plurality of the knee stiffness parameters comprise: initial internal rotation; initial anterior displacement; lateral compartment displacement; and medial compartment displacement. |
| Claim: | 17. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the recorded translational and rotational positions of the tibia and the femur in the leg are used for calculating a knee stability index, the knee stability index describing the stability of the knee in response to the forces and moments applied to the knee. |
| Claim: | 18. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a signal evaluator configured to: determine significant differences between at least one of a plurality of primary joint configuration parameters associated with the stiffness matrix and a corresponding reference configuration parameter associated with a pre-determined signature indicative of a particular knee defect; and evaluate performance of the mechanical pivot shift test on the knee based on the determined significant differences. |
| Claim: | 19. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the two positioning devices position the tension-applying spring with a predefined distance from the leg. |
| Claim: | 20. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the valgus torque on the knee is inward and designed to sublux the tibia on the femur on the knee in an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient state. |
| Claim: | 21. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a signal evaluator configured to: determine significant differences between at least one of a plurality of primary joint configuration parameters associated with the stiffness matrix and a corresponding reference configuration parameter associated with a pre-determined signature indicative of a particular knee defect; and evaluate performance of the mechanical pivot shift test on the knee based on the determined significant differences. |
| Claim: | 22. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the valgus torque on the knee is inward and designed to sublux the tibia on the femur on the knee in an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient state. |
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| Assistant Examiner: | Warsi, Yasmeen S |
| Primary Examiner: | Eiseman, Adam J |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Fenwick & West LLP |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.09521965 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
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