EP0728443A3

Ultrasonic densitometer and method

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An ultrasonic densitometer for measuring physical properties and integrity of a skeletal member in vivo has at least one transducer (21) and electrical means for launching an ultrasound pulse, detecting receipt of the pulse and determining a parameter therefrom. The densitometer may determine transit time through the member and compare with a database value, or may determine absolute attenuation at one or more frequencies and perform a comparison based on attenuation.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
WO8707494A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	XD	Search report	1-10
C.M.LANGTON ET AL: "The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation in cancellous bone", ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE, vol. 13, no. 2, 1984, LONDON, GB, pages 89 - 91, XP000569604	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–
J.L.KATZ ET AL: "The Structure and Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Bone", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, vol. bme-31, no. 12, December 1984 (1984-12-01), NEW YORK, US, pages 878 - 884, XP000195701	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

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193295	United States of America	–	1988-05-11
19329588	United States of America	A	1988-05-11
19329588	United States of America	A	1988-05-11
89304664	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1989-05-09
89304664	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1989-05-09
EP19890304664	–	–	–
US19880193295	–	–	–

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FI892282A	Finland	A	1989-11-12
FI892282A7	Finland	A7	1989-11-12
FI892282L	Finland	L	1989-11-12
EP0341969A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1989-11-15
AU3467289A	Australia	A	1989-11-23
KR890017532A	Republic of Korea	A	1989-12-16
JPH02104337A	Japan	A	1990-04-17
US4930511A	United States of America	A	1990-06-05
EP0341969A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1990-09-12
AU609686B2	Australia	B2	1991-05-02
US5042489A	United States of America	A	1991-08-27
US5054490A	United States of America	A	1991-10-08
US5099849A	United States of America	A	1992-03-31
EP0480554A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1992-04-15
US5119820A	United States of America	A	1992-06-09
CA1323090C	Canada	C	1993-10-12
WO9325146A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1993-12-23
EP0607377A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1994-07-27
US5343863A	United States of America	A	1994-09-06
US5349959A	United States of America	A	1994-09-27
JPH06509736A	Japan	A	1994-11-02
US5483965A	United States of America	A	1996-01-16
EP0721765A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1996-07-17
EP0721765A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1996-07-31
EP0728443A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1996-08-28
EP0728443A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1996-10-23
WO9639080A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1996-12-12
AU4742596A	Australia	A	1996-12-24
US5603325A	United States of America	A	1997-02-18
IL90263A	Israel	A	1997-04-15
EP0856284A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1998-08-05
EP0867147A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1998-09-30
US5840029A	United States of America	A	1998-11-24
KR0149847B1	Republic of Korea	B1	1999-03-30
JP2885377B2	Japan	B2	1999-04-19
EP0480554B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1999-05-12
EP0920832A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1999-06-09
DE69131222D1	Germany	D1	1999-06-17
EP0920832A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1999-07-21
EP0721765B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1999-08-11
IL111980A	Israel	A	1999-08-17
DE68929055D1	Germany	D1	1999-09-16
WO9949789A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1999-10-07
DE69131222T2	Germany	T2	1999-10-14
AU3211899A	Australia	A	1999-10-18
EP0957768A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1999-11-24
CA2242507A1	Canada	A1	1999-12-09
US6012779A	United States of America	A	2000-01-11
DE68929055T2	Germany	T2	2000-01-27
CA2242594A1	Canada	A1	2000-02-17
CA2242608A1	Canada	A1	2000-02-17
US6027449A	United States of America	A	2000-02-22
EP0728443B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2000-08-09
DE68929239D1	Germany	D1	2000-09-14
EP1067870A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2001-01-17
DE68929239T2	Germany	T2	2001-01-25
CA2242594C	Canada	C	2001-03-06
US6277076B1	United States of America	B1	2001-08-21
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US6517487B1	United States of America	B1	2003-02-11
US6520914B2	United States of America	B2	2003-02-18
EP0867147B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2004-10-27
DE69827181D1	Germany	D1	2004-12-02
DE69827181T2	Germany	T2	2006-03-02

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Ultrasonic densitometer and method

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