Patents by Inventor Mário António Bastro Forjaz Secca

Mário António Bastro Forjaz Secca has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9149208
    Abstract: A device for assessing the spinal column intends to assess the lateral curvatures and deviations in the spinal column, in a standing position. It can be a non-invasive instrument that allows reproducing the position of each vertebra in the spinal column, from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra. The device can include or consist of two parts: a first part designated as body and a second part defined as support. The first part can include or can consist of a vertical piece (that fits in the support) and several horizontal pieces. Each horizontal piece will touch the spinal crest of each vertebra in the spinal column, from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra. The support can include or can consist of two pieces: a vertical piece, wherein the instrument's body vertical piece is fitted and a base whereon the feet of the patient under assessment are placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
    Inventors: Claudia Regina Pereira Quaresma, Mário António Bastro Forjaz Secca, Filipe Oliveira Dos Santos
  • Publication number: 20110004125
    Abstract: A device for assessing the spinal column intends to assess the lateral curvatures and deviations in the spinal column, in a standing position. It can be a non-invasive instrument that allows reproducing the position of each vertebra in the spinal column, from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra. The device can include or consist of two parts: a first part designated as body and a second part defined as support. The first part can include or can consist of a vertical piece (that fits in the support) and several horizontal pieces. Each horizontal piece will touch the spinal crest of each vertebra in the spinal column, from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra. The support can include or can consist of two pieces: a vertical piece, wherein the instrument's body vertical piece is fitted and a base whereon the feet of the patient under assessment are placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Claudia Regina Pereira Quaresma, Mário António Bastro Forjaz Secca, Filipe Oliveira Dos Santos