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WO1994023605A1 - Appareil de mesure de profil tridimensionnel - Google Patents

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WO1994023605A1
WO1994023605A1 PCT/GB1994/000698 GB9400698W WO9423605A1 WO 1994023605 A1 WO1994023605 A1 WO 1994023605A1 GB 9400698 W GB9400698 W GB 9400698W WO 9423605 A1 WO9423605 A1 WO 9423605A1
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Alan Crew
Abdul Daya
Michael Dewar
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University College London
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Measuring devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/107—Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/1077—Measuring of profiles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
    • A43D1/00—Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts
    • A43D1/02—Foot-measuring devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Measuring devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/1036—Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies

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  • Three-dimensional profile gauge This invention relates to three-dimensional profile measurement and, in particular to apparatus adapted for the production of customised insoles for shoes. It is concerned with the measuring of the foot and its purpose is to measure the shape and pressure distribution under the foot.
  • apparatus for the measurement of the profile of a three-dimensional object comprising a plurality of transducers arranged 1n a two-dimensional matrix, each transducer comprising displacement measuring means including probe means adapted to make contact with a surface under test, and locking means elastically coupled to said probe means and having releasible clamping means connectable thereto to retain it in a fixed position with respect to said locking means.
  • Figure 1 is an isometric drawing Illustrating apparatus 1n accordance with a specific embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a transducer suitable for use with the apparatus of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view of an alternative embodiment of the transducer of Figure 2.
  • one embodiment of the invention comprises a rectangular area 1 composed of a plurality of measuring rods 2 arranged vertically in a regular matrix within a supporting framework 3. The top ends of the rods are sufficiently close together that they can be considered to form a surface. Each rod is instrumented in such a way that two measurements can be made from it - its vertical position and the vertical load applied to the top end.
  • the vertical position of the rods is initially made the same, so that their tops form a flat horizontal surface.
  • the shape of this surface can be changed either by the tops of the rods being pushed down or by the bottoms of the rods being pushed up 5.
  • This shape may be the undersurface of a foot, or 1t may be any other shape.
  • the device In its second mode - pressure measurement - the device measures the distribution of pressure applied to the top surface by measuring the vertical load on each rod.
  • Both sets of measurements are transmitted electronically to a computer, where they may be displayed graphically or sent to a computerised numerical control machine for a solid replica to be machined.
  • a patient's foot is lowered into the matrix, reproducing the shape of the underside.
  • the surface 1s then locked, the patient stands on the surface and the pressure distribution is recorded.
  • the surface is unlocked and is locally adjusted 1n specified regions, sometimes by lowering the rods in those regions, sometimes by raising them.
  • Each measuring rod ( Figure 2) comprises two parts a locking member 7 and a probe 6 which are connected by an elastic member 8.
  • the top surface 9 of the probe makes contact with a patient's foot.
  • the probe is coupled to a linear potentiometer 10.
  • the potentiometer gives an electrical signal proportional to the vertical displacement of the probe 6.
  • the locking member 7 passes through a releasible clamp 11 by which its vertical movement can be prevented. With the clamp in released mode the probe and locking member are free to move together in response to an adjusting force applied to the top or bottom. When the adjusting force is removed, the position of the probe and locking member is maintained by friction. In the locked mode, the probe is free to move relative to the locking member by compressing an elastic member 8 that links them. This movement is monitored by the transducer, and, the elastic member having been previously calibrated is converted to applied load.

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Abstract

Procédé de mesure de la forme et de la distribution de pression sous un pied consistant à mettre en contact une pluralité de transducteurs de déplacement avec une surface du pied, chaque transducteur (6) possédant un élément de blocage (7) relié élastiquement à une sonde (9). Le procédé consiste également à mesurer le déplacement des sondes (9), à serrer lesdits éléments de blocage (7), puis de nouveau à mettre en contact lesdites sondes (9) avec la surface du pied et à serrer une deuxième fois les éléments de blocage (7).
PCT/GB1994/000698 1993-04-05 1994-03-31 Appareil de mesure de profil tridimensionnel Ceased WO1994023605A1 (fr)

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GB939307105A GB9307105D0 (en) 1993-04-05 1993-04-05 Three-dimensional profile guage
GB9307105.8 1993-04-05

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Cited By (10)

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WO1997042860A1 (fr) * 1996-05-10 1997-11-20 Semap S.A.R.L. Appareil de positionnement du corps humain
EP1371300A1 (fr) * 2002-06-10 2003-12-17 Golden Dragon Orthotics Limited Appareil pour mesurer la plante du pied en trois dimensions
WO2007079462A3 (fr) * 2006-01-03 2007-12-13 Zimmer Tech Inc Dispositif permettant de determiner la forme d'une surface anatomique
US8036768B2 (en) * 2004-03-08 2011-10-11 Craig Lowe System and method for creating orthotics
US8231634B2 (en) 2006-03-17 2012-07-31 Zimmer, Inc. Methods of predetermining the contour of a resected bone surface and assessing the fit of a prosthesis on the bone
US9179983B2 (en) 2007-08-14 2015-11-10 Zimmer, Inc. Method of determining a contour of an anatomical structure and selecting an orthopaedic implant to replicate the anatomical structure
US9552915B2 (en) 2014-03-01 2017-01-24 Maieutic Enterprises Inc. Polymorphic surface systems and methods
US11585715B2 (en) 2020-03-31 2023-02-21 Toyota Research Institute, Inc. Calibration device and calibration procedure for fluid filled sensor
WO2023057283A1 (fr) 2021-10-08 2023-04-13 Verinnogen Ltd Profileur de surface
US12304088B2 (en) 2021-05-06 2025-05-20 Toyota Research Institute, Inc. Systems and methods for calibrating deformable sensors

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US2378039A (en) * 1942-04-30 1945-06-12 Abraham W Schenker Device for measuring pressures exerted by certain body portions on a support therefor
US3696456A (en) * 1971-02-22 1972-10-10 Intern Nominees Bahamas Ltd Custom shoe construction system
DE2821247A1 (de) * 1978-05-16 1979-11-22 Precitec Gmbh Abtastvorrichtung zur dreidimensionalen abtastung der oberflaeche von gliedmassen, insbesondere der sohlenform eines menschlichen fusses
EP0284922A2 (fr) * 1987-03-31 1988-10-05 Amfit, Inc. Appareil, système et méthode pour former des garnitures de chaussure sur devis
WO1988009147A1 (fr) * 1987-05-21 1988-12-01 Peter Seitz Procede et dispositif pour la fabrication de garnitures ou similaire
DE9211631U1 (de) * 1992-08-29 1992-11-05 Reuter, Peter, 79238 Ehrenkirchen Orthopädische Vorrichtung

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2378039A (en) * 1942-04-30 1945-06-12 Abraham W Schenker Device for measuring pressures exerted by certain body portions on a support therefor
US3696456A (en) * 1971-02-22 1972-10-10 Intern Nominees Bahamas Ltd Custom shoe construction system
DE2821247A1 (de) * 1978-05-16 1979-11-22 Precitec Gmbh Abtastvorrichtung zur dreidimensionalen abtastung der oberflaeche von gliedmassen, insbesondere der sohlenform eines menschlichen fusses
EP0284922A2 (fr) * 1987-03-31 1988-10-05 Amfit, Inc. Appareil, système et méthode pour former des garnitures de chaussure sur devis
WO1988009147A1 (fr) * 1987-05-21 1988-12-01 Peter Seitz Procede et dispositif pour la fabrication de garnitures ou similaire
DE9211631U1 (de) * 1992-08-29 1992-11-05 Reuter, Peter, 79238 Ehrenkirchen Orthopädische Vorrichtung

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997042860A1 (fr) * 1996-05-10 1997-11-20 Semap S.A.R.L. Appareil de positionnement du corps humain
EP1371300A1 (fr) * 2002-06-10 2003-12-17 Golden Dragon Orthotics Limited Appareil pour mesurer la plante du pied en trois dimensions
US8036768B2 (en) * 2004-03-08 2011-10-11 Craig Lowe System and method for creating orthotics
WO2007079462A3 (fr) * 2006-01-03 2007-12-13 Zimmer Tech Inc Dispositif permettant de determiner la forme d'une surface anatomique
US8231634B2 (en) 2006-03-17 2012-07-31 Zimmer, Inc. Methods of predetermining the contour of a resected bone surface and assessing the fit of a prosthesis on the bone
US9504579B2 (en) 2006-03-17 2016-11-29 Zimmer, Inc. Methods of predetermining the contour of a resected bone surface and assessing the fit of a prosthesis on the bone
US9179983B2 (en) 2007-08-14 2015-11-10 Zimmer, Inc. Method of determining a contour of an anatomical structure and selecting an orthopaedic implant to replicate the anatomical structure
US10881462B2 (en) 2007-08-14 2021-01-05 Zimmer, Inc. Method of determining a contour of an anatomical structure and selecting an orthopaedic implant to replicate the anatomical structure
US9552915B2 (en) 2014-03-01 2017-01-24 Maieutic Enterprises Inc. Polymorphic surface systems and methods
US11585715B2 (en) 2020-03-31 2023-02-21 Toyota Research Institute, Inc. Calibration device and calibration procedure for fluid filled sensor
US12304088B2 (en) 2021-05-06 2025-05-20 Toyota Research Institute, Inc. Systems and methods for calibrating deformable sensors
WO2023057283A1 (fr) 2021-10-08 2023-04-13 Verinnogen Ltd Profileur de surface

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