DEVICE FOR VIBRATION RESONANCE DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF EXTENT OF MOTION OF CLAVICLE Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: diagnosis and may be applicable for functional examinations in traumatology, orthopedics, surgery, neurology, sport medicine, in the process of rehabilitation, for occupational selection, examinations in labour physiology, examinations of labour capacity, etc.

SUBSTANCE: the device has a vibrator, facility for displacement of the vibrator in the vertical plane, micrometer connected to the vibrator armature, vibration guide for a tight contact with the clavicle, transducer in the form of an receiver-accelerator. The device provides for registering the vibrosignal from the clavicle at various positions of the upper extremity, motion of the clavicle in the frontal plane at breathing and various its functional opportunities, as well as provides for an unbased estimation of the functional condition of the ligamentous apparatus, aerominal-clavicular joint, coracoclavicular ligament, sterno-clavicular joint, mechanical strength of the clavicle.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of the recovery process and reduced terns of treatment of injured clavicle.

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