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QUANTITATIVE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FRAMEWORK FOR A BIOMECHANICAL INTERFACE CONTACTING A BIOLOGICAL BODY SEGMENT

Search Report EP4666989A3 Kind: A3 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Inventors

HERR, Hugh M, MOERMAN, Kevin Mattheus, SOLAV, Dana, RANGER, Bryan James, STEINMEYER, Rebecca, KU, Stephanie Lai, DAGDEVIREN, Canan, CARNEY, Matthew, PRIETO-GOMEZ, German A., ZHANG, Xiang, FINCKE, Jonathan Randall, FEIGIN-ALMON, Micha, ANTHONY, Brian W., LIU, Zixi, JAEGER, Aaron, YANG, Xingbang

Abstract

Devices and methods for obtaining external shapes and internal tissue geometries, as well as tissue behaviors, of a biological body segment are provided. A device for three-dimensional imaging of a biological body segment includes a structure configured to receive the biological body segment, the structure including a first array of imaging devices disposed about a perimeter of the device to capture side images of the biological body segment and a second array of imaging devices disposed at an end of the device to capture images of a distal portion of the biological body segment. The second array has a generally axial viewing angle relative to the perimeter. A controller is configured to generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of the biological body segment based on cross-correlation of captured images from the first and second arrays.

IPC Classifications

A61B 5/00 20060101AFI20260206BHEP A61B 8/08 20060101ALI20260206BHEP A61B 8/00 20060101ALI20260206BHEP A61B 5/107 20060101ALI20260206BHEP A61F 2/76 20060101ALI20260206BHEP A61F 2/50 20060101ALI20260206BHEP A61F 2/78 20060101ALI20260206BHEP A61F 2/80 20060101ALI20260206BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR