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US 2010/0138193 A1Published application
Custom braces, casts and devices and methods for designing and fabricating
OwnerScott Summit, Kenneth B. Traunerinventors
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Abstract
A custom device and method for fabricating the custom device includes marking a body with reference points and/or other indicators. Multiple images of the body from multiple angles are then obtained. The images are used to determine the contours of the body and the other markings are located and used to design the custom device. The custom device can be fabricated as a single piece structure or in multiple pieces that are assembled to complete the custom device.
Claims22
A method for designing a brace comprising:
- placing a marking on a body indicating a location of an edge of the brace;
- obtaining a plurality of digital images of the body and the marking;
- processing the digital images to obtain a digital representation of a surface of the body and the location of the edge of the brace;
- storing the digital representation of the surface of the body and the edge of the brace in a computer memory;
- and
- creating a design for the brace on a computer having an outer surface, an inner surface that corresponds to the surface of the body and the edge of the brace that corresponds to the marking.
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A method for designing a custom device comprising:
- placing a marking on a body indicating a location of an edge of the device;
- capturing a plurality of digital images of the body and the marking;
- processing the digital images to obtain a digital representation of a surface of the body and the location of the edge of the device;
- storing the digital representation of the surface of the body and the edge of the device in a computer memory;
- and
- creating a design for the device having an outer surface, an inner surface that corresponds to the surface of the body and the edge of the device that corresponds to the marking.
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A method for designing a custom device comprising:
- placing a marking on a body indicating a location of a body structure;
- obtaining a plurality of digital images of the body and the marking;
- processing the digital images to obtain a digital representation of a surface of the body and the location of the body structure;
- storing the digital representation of the surface of the body and the location of the body structure in a computer memory;
- and
- creating a design for the device having an outer surface, an inner surface that corresponds to the surface of the body and a feature of the device that corresponds to the location of the body structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.