Patents Assigned to NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HSIN-CHU BRANCH
  • Patent number: 10052063
    Abstract: A sensing bone fixing element includes a fixing portion, a fastening portion, a capacitor structure, and a coil. The fastening portion is fixed to the fixing portion and suitable for being fastened to a bone. The fastening portion passes through the capacitor structure which has a capacitance value and includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an elastic dielectric layer. The first conductive layer leans against the fixing portion, the second conductive layer leans against the bone, and the elastic dielectric layer is located between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The coil has an inductance value, and two ends of the coil are respectively connected to the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The coil receives a detection radio frequency (RF) signal and generates a responding RF signal according to variations in the capacitance value and the inductance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: National Chiao Tung University, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
    Inventors: Wen-Syang Hsu, Tze-Hong Wong, Asher Sun, Sung-Yueh Wu
  • Patent number: 9867551
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a two-stage locating device and the method thereof. In stage-one, the preliminary locating device finds the approximate area of the locking hole encircled with the magnetic material on the intramedullary nail. In stage-two, the pinpoint device has a plurality of targeting devices and includes a transparent plate with a plurality of alignment lines. According to the deviations between each pointing device and the alignment lines, the direction of the pinpoint device for further adjustment can be determined. The present invention can determine the position and the orientation of the locking hole on the intramedullary nail quickly and precisely to shorten the time spent to implant the intramedullary nail. Furthermore, the present invention can also have a conductive circuit to connect to an alarm device. Thus, the precise location can be determined through the different alarm signals based on the contact conditions between each directing devices and the conductive circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HSIN-CHU BRANCH
    Inventors: Meng-Shiue Lee, Sung-Yueh Wu, Wensyang Hsu, Tze-Hong Wong, Tien-Kan Chung, Chia-Pei Wu