Patent ID: 9039616
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for aligning a wave generator with a region of interest in a bone within an arm of a subject, comprising: said wave generator comprising one of a first ultrasound transducer and an x-ray machine; a first surface configured to support a forearm of said arm in a defined position relative to said wave generator; a support element disposed on said first surface and configured to be positioned under a wrist of said arm in alignment with an ulna styloid of said forearm, said support element spaced from said wave generator in a longitudinal direction of said forearm wherein said support element is movable relative to said wave generator in the longitudinal direction of said forearm to vary a distance between said support element and said wave generator in the longitudinal direction of said forearm and thereby align said wave generator with said region of interest, said distance determined responsive to a measurement associated with said arm.