Carol Ann Graham
Medical Practice at Hunting Crst Dr, Prospect, KY
License number
Kentucky 36345
Issued Date
Mar 22, 2001
Expiration Date
Feb 28, 2018
Category
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Type
Hospital Based
Address
Address
12031 Hunting Crest Dr, Prospect, KY 40059
Education
Northwestern University, the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, 1989
Phone
(502) 649-3536 (Work)
Professional information
Method For Vaginal Skin Biomechanical Evaluation
US Patent:
2008007, Mar 27, 2008
Filed:
Sep 5, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/470195
Inventors:
Lee Brandon Epstein - Louisville KY, US
Carol Ann Graham - Prospect KY, US
Michael Howard Heit - Louisville KY, US
Carol Ann Graham - Prospect KY, US
Michael Howard Heit - Louisville KY, US
International Classification:
A61B 5/103
US Classification:
600591
Abstract:
A method and technique to measure vaginal skin biomechanical properties in vivo by applying a temporary deforming force to the vaginal skin while using sensors to monitor and record the vaginal skins response to the deforming force as well as how it responds after the deforming force is removed. By placing a female participant in the correct anatomical position and employing a vaginal biomechanical evaluation tool to temporarily distort and measure the vaginal skin an examiner is able to obtain measurements for biomechanical properties of the vaginal skin. These measurements may allow clinicians and medical researchers to understand a woman's vaginal tissue quality, response to treatment, and risk for future pelvic floor disorders more completely in order to take appropriate prophylactic or corrective action.