Human spinal column measurement and display system

Human spinal column measurement and display system
United States Patent 7,137,958
Wada , et al.
November 21, 2006
Inventors: Wada; Masaru (Tokyo, JP), Omata; Sadao (Tokyo, JP), Kobayashi; Yoshikazu (Tokyo, JP), Shirai; Kenji (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Nihon University (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.: 10/487,243
Filed: April 18, 2002
PCT Filed: April 18, 2002
PCT No.: PCT/JP02/03885
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: September 30, 2004
PCT Pub. No.: WO03/017839
PCT Pub. Date: March 06, 2003
Human spinal column measurement and display system

Abstract

According to a human spinal column measuring and displaying system of the invention, a probe is pinched between the second finger and the third finger of a measuring person, front ends of the fingers are moved from the first thoracic vertebra to the fifth lumbar vertebra of the spinal column of a measured subject, detaching amounts from reference positions in X, Y and Z directions are detected by three-dimensionally moving the front ends of the fingers. Based on measured data, positions of displaying the vertebrae in correspondence with positions of coordinates in X direction, Y direction and Z direction of the respective vertebrae are moved and a three-dimensional image of the spinal column of the measured subject is generated and the image of the spinal column is displayed on a display screen.