# US 10,769,967 B2 · System, method and computer readable medium for quantifying anatomical device deformation under load > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,769,967 B2 - Document ID: US10769967B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/879,649 - Filed: 2018-01-25 - Published: 2018-07-26 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-25 - Assignees: University of Virginia Patent Foundation - Applicants: University of Virginia Patent Foundation - Inventors: Matthew B. Panzer; Jason L. Forman; Jean S. G. Vilar; Ahmed Alshareef - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10769967B2 ## CPC - G09B 23/32: with moving parts - G01M 7/08: Shock-testing - G01S 5/26: Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements (G01S5/28 takes precedence) - G09B 9/00: Simulators for teaching or training purposes (for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; {protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131}) - G09B 23/285: {for injections, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, sigmoidscopy, insertion of contraceptive devices or enemas} - G09B 23/288: {for artificial respiration or heart massage} - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) - G01M: TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract An automated method and system of determining movement and/or deformation of an anthropomorphic test device (ATD). The method and system includes an acoustic transmitter device located on a first region of the ATD and an acoustic receiver device located on a second region of the ATD. An electric field is provided in communication with the acoustic transmitter to activate the acoustic transmitter for generating mechanical waves to be received by the acoustic receiver. Relative locations of the acoustic transmitter device and the acoustic receiver device are determined by the time of flight of the generated mechanical wave traveling from the acoustic transmitter device to the acoustic receiver device while the first region of the ATD and/or the second region of the ATD are subjected to movement and/or deformation; and determining movement and/or deformation data of the second region of the ATD. Information may be transmitted that represents the movement and/or deformation data of the second region, or information may be presented that represent the movement and/or deformation data of the second region on a display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: an anthropomorphic test device (ATD); an acoustic transmitter device located on a first region of said ATD; an acoustic receiver device located on a second region of said ATD; power circuit configured to provide an electric field in communication with said acoustic transmitter to activate said acoustic transmitter to generate mechanical waves to be received by said acoustic receiver; a location determination circuit comprising a memory circuit and processor circuit, the memory circuit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor circuit, cause the location determination circuit to determine relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device by the time of flight of the generated mechanical wave traveling from said acoustic transmitter device to said acoustic receiver device while said first region of said ATD and/or said second region of said ATD are subjected to movement and/or deformation; and said memory circuit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor circuit, said movement of said second region of said ATD is determined that provides movement and/or deformation data of said second region of said ATD. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said memory circuit further comprises repeating the instructions, executed by the processor circuit, for a predetermined duration or number of repetitions for causing the location determination circuit to determine relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device by the time of flight for the respective repeated generated mechanical waves traveling from said acoustic transmitter device to said acoustic receiver device while said first region of said ATD and/or said second region of said ATD are subjected to movement and/or deformation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device are a piezoelectric device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said mechanical waves are ultrasonic soundwaves. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determination of the relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device is provided by sonomicrometry. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said determining of the relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device is provided by a computerized geometric algorithm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein said computerized geometric algorithm is a trilateration process or a triangulation process. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said movement and/or deformation is resultant from extrinsic loading condition incurred by said ATD and/or intrinsic loading condition incurred by said ATD. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, where said extrinsic loading condition is rotational force. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein said rotational force includes three different rotational directions in the x, y, and z plane coordinates. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein said extrinsic loading is the force incurred due to simulated medical procedures on said ATD. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein said simulated medical procedure includes a simulated surgical procedure on said ATD. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein said simulated surgical procedure includes a stereotactic tracking procedure on said ATD. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein said simulated medical procedure includes simulated physical rehabilitation procedure on said ATD. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein said simulated physical rehabilitation procedure includes joint dislocation manipulation and reduction on said ATD. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein said simulated medical procedure includes simulated diagnostic procedures on said ATD. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein said simulated diagnostic procedure includes endoscopy procedure or laparoscopy procedure on said ATD. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein said simulated medical procedure includes simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on said ATD. ### Claim 19 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein said intrinsic loading is the force incurred due to simulated anatomical operations of said ATD. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein said simulated anatomical operation includes dynamic movement of a simulated organ. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein said simulated anatomical operation includes dynamic movement of a simulated vasculature system. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said ATD is a crash test dummy. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The system of claim 22, further comprising: a crash test track system, wherein said crash test track system is configured to receive said crash test dummy. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said ATD is mounted in communication with a third region of said ATD. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The system of claim 24, wherein said third region of said ATD is a crash test dummy. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The system of claim 25, further comprising: a crash test track system, wherein said crash test track system is configured to receive said crash test dummy. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD is a simulated skull component of said ATD. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The system of claim 27, wherein said simulated skull component comprises a polymer material or metal material. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The system of claim 27, wherein said second region of said ATD is a simulated brain component of said ATD. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The system of claim 29, wherein said simulated brain component comprises a gel material. ### Claim 31 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD is a simulated skeletal component of said ATD. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The system of claim 31, wherein said second region of said ATD is a simulated organ component of said ATD. ### Claim 33 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD and said second region of said ATD are different portions of a same simulated organ component of said ATD. ### Claim 34 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD and said second region of said ATD are different portions of a same simulated skeletal component of said ATD. ### Claim 35 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD and said second region of said ATD are different portions of a same simulated body cavity component of said ATD. ### Claim 36 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD is a simulated first organ component of said ATD and said second region of an ATD is a simulated second organ component of said ATD. ### Claim 37 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD is a simulated first skeletal component of said ATD and said second region of said ATD is a simulated second skeletal component of said ATD. ### Claim 38 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD is a simulated first body cavity component of said ATD and said second region of said ATD is a simulated second body cavity component of said ATD. ### Claim 39 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said movement and deformation of said second region is in a two-dimensional direction in said ATD. ### Claim 40 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said movement and/or deformation of said second region is in the following: two-dimensional plane direction in said ATD or three-dimensional space in said ATD. ### Claim 41 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said movement and/or deformation of the second region is one or more of any combination of following rotational plane directions in said ATD: sagittal, coronal, or axial. ### Claim 42 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when performed by said processor circuit, cause the location determination circuit to perform at least one of: transmit information representing the movement and/or deformation data of said second region, or present the information representing the movement and/or deformation data of said second region on a display. ### Claim 43 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein said first region of said ATD and/or second region of said ATD are each one or more of any combination of the following: body cavity, organ, skeletal component, vascular system component, nervous system component, musculoskeletal system component, or joint component. ### Claim 44 An automated method of determining movement and/or deformation of an anthropomorphic test device (ATD), said method comprising: supplying an acoustic transmitter device located on a first region of said ATD; supplying an acoustic receiver device located on a second region of said ATD; providing an electric field in communication with said acoustic transmitter to activate said acoustic transmitter for generating mechanical waves to be received by said acoustic receiver; determining relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device by the time of flight of the generated mechanical wave traveling from said acoustic transmitter device to said acoustic receiver device while said first region of said ATD and/or said second region of said ATD are subjected to movement and/or deformation; and determining movement and/or deformation data of said second region of said ATD, and transmitting information representing the movement and/or deformation data of said second region, or presenting the information representing the movement and/or deformation data of said second region on a display. ### Claim 45 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, wherein repeating the determining of relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device by the time of flight for a predetermined duration or number of repetitions for determining relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device by the time of flight for the respective repeated generated mechanical waves traveling from said acoustic transmitter device to said acoustic receiver device while said first region of said ATD and/or said second region of said ATD are subjected to movement and/or deformation. ### Claim 46 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, wherein said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device are a piezoelectric device. ### Claim 47 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, wherein said mechanical waves are ultrasonic soundwaves. ### Claim 48 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, wherein the determining of the relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device comprises applying a sonomicrometry process. ### Claim 49 (depends on 44) The method of claim 44, wherein said determining of the relative locations of said acoustic transmitter device and said acoustic receiver device comprises applying a computerized geometric algorithm process. ### Claim 50 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, wherein said computerized geometric algorithm is a trilateration process or a triangulation process. ### Claim 51 A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer program logic that when implemented enables one or more to processors to determine movement and/or deformation of an anthropomorphic test device (ATD), said computer program logic comprising: determining relative locations of an acoustic transmitter device and an acoustic receiver device by the time of flight based on data received by a generated mechanical wave traveling from said acoustic transmitter device to said acoustic receiver device while said first region of said ATD and/or said second region of said ATD are subjected to movement and/or deformation; and determining movement and/or deformation data of said second region of said ATD, and transmitting information representing the movement and/or deformation data of said second region, or presenting the information representing the movement and/or deformation data of said second region on a display.