# US 10,244,982 B2 · Detection of hard and soft tissue mass/density > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,244,982 B2 - Document ID: US10244982B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/111,177 - Filed: 2015-01-13 - Published: 2016-11-17 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-14 - Assignees: Achaemenid, LLC - Applicants: Inventive Medical Devices, LLC - Inventors: Reza Radmand; Ali Moghadam - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244982B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/4509: {Bone density determination} - A61B 5/0075: {by spectroscopy, i.e. measuring spectra, e.g. Raman spectroscopy, infrared absorption spectroscopy (A61B5/0071 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/0088: {for oral or dental tissue} - A61B 5/0507: using microwaves or terahertz waves - A61B 5/4542: {Evaluating the mouth, e.g. the jaw} - A61B 5/682: {Mouth, e.g., oral cavity; tongue; Lips; Teeth} - A61B 5/6835: {Supports or holders, e.g., articulated arms} - A61B 6/512: {Intraoral means} - A63B 71/085: {Mouth or teeth protectors (A63B71/081 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/4842: {Monitoring progression or stage of a disease} - A61B 2562/043: in a linear array - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract An apparatus for measuring hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities incidental to dental and/or systemic disease is provided. The apparatus includes a diagnostic device configured for transmitting and receiving non-ionizing electromagnetic waves to measure the patient's hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities associated with the underlying hard and/or soft tissue. The diagnostic device may include at least one of a stent and a diagnostic probe, connected to a computer. The diagnostic device is configured to transmit and receive the electromagnetic waves, and the computer is configured for measure the bone density and/or bone vascular perfusion adjacent and across the patient's hard and/or soft tissue. A method for measuring hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities incidental to dental and/or systemic disease is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for measuring hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities incidental to dental and/or systemic disease, comprising: a stent selected to overlay a patient's hard and/or soft tissue, wherein the stent comprises a plurality of detection ports positioned along the stent, the plurality of ports being selected for positioning adjacent differing density found in the hard and/or soft tissue of the patient; and a diagnostic device configured for transmitting and receiving non-ionizing electromagnetic waves to measure the patient's hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities associated with the underlying hard and/or soft tissue adjacent the plurality of detection ports, wherein the diagnostic device comprises wires connected to at least a portion of the plurality of ports at a first end and the wires being connected to a computer at a second end, the wires being configured for transmitting the electromagnetic waves and receiving data associated therewith, and the computer configured for calculating, from the received data, the bone density and/or bone vascular perfusion adjacent and across each of the plurality of ports, the computer is configured to produce three-dimensional images for mapping surgical procedures, and at least a pair of the plurality of detection ports comprising a buccal-side detection port and a lingual-side detection port, the lingual-side detection port being positioned opposite the buccal-side detection port, the pairs of detection ports being positioned along an edge of the stent. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the stent being customizable and sized to overlay each patient's hard and/or soft tissue. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the buccal-side detection ports being a mirror image of the lingual-side detection ports. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the buccal-side detection ports being configured to transmit the electromagnetic waves through the patient's bone and the lingual-side detection ports being configured to receive the electromagnetic waves, such that changes occurring in the bone density and/or bone vascular perfusion are repetitiously and accurately measured, wherein the electromagnetic waves being infrared or terahertz electromagnetic waves. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the stent being customizable and sized to overlay each patient's hard and/or soft tissue. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the computer is configured to evaluate progression of tissue healing, secondary to ONJ. ### Claim 7 An apparatus for measuring hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities incidental to dental and/or systemic disease, comprising: a stent selected to overlay a patient's hard and/or soft tissue, wherein the stent comprises a plurality of detection ports positioned along the stent, the plurality of ports being selected for positioning adjacent differing density found in the hard and/or soft tissue of the patient and wherein a pair of the plurality of detection ports comprising a buccal-side detection port and a lingual-side detection port positioned opposite the buccal-side detection port; a diagnostic device configured for transmitting and receiving non-ionizing electromagnetic waves to measure the patient's hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities associated with the underlying hard and/or soft tissue adjacent the plurality of detection ports; a diagnostic probe, the diagnostic probe being configured to transmit and receive the electromagnetic waves when positioned adjacent the pair of the plurality of detection ports; and a computer connected to the diagnostic probe, the computer being configured for calculating the bone density and/or bone vascular perfusion adjacent and across each of the pair of the plurality of detection ports. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the stent being customizable and sized to overlay each patient's hard and/or soft tissue. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the computer is configured to produce three-dimensional images for mapping surgical procedures. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein at least a pair of the plurality of detection ports comprising a buccal-side detection port and a lingual-side detection port, the lingual-side detection port being positioned opposite the buccal-side detection port, the pairs of detection ports being positioned along an edge of the stent. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the stent being customizable and sized to overlay each patient's hard and/or soft tissue. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the computer is configured to evaluate progression of tissue healing, secondary to ONJ. ### Claim 13 An apparatus for measuring hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities incidental to dental and/or systemic disease, comprising: a diagnostic device configured for transmitting and receiving non-ionizing electromagnetic waves to measure the patient's hard and/or soft tissue abnormalities associated with the underlying hard and/or soft tissue, the diagnostic device comprising a diagnostic probe and a computer, the diagnostic probe being configured to transmit and receive the electromagnetic waves, the diagnostic probe being connected to the computer, the computer being configured for measuring the bone density and/or bone vascular perfusion adjacent and across the patient's hard and/or soft tissue. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the probe comprises a single, flat surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the probe comprises a plurality of surfaces, the plurality of surfaces configured to straddle the patient's hard and/or soft tissue. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the probe being configured for use in diagnosing the patient's soft tissue, the soft tissue being an internal body cavity soft tissue. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the computer is configured to evaluate progression of tissue healing, secondary to ONJ.