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GLOVE AND ONE-HAND ANCHORING DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND AGE ESTIMATION (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)CM Patents

Glove and hand anchoring device for age estimation using ultrasound. The invention relates to a glove (11) made of ultrasound-conducting material, designed to incorporate ultrasound gel at least on its dorsal surface: a double glove (11) at least on its dorsal surface, or with a blister (111) of ultra-dense gel on the dorsal surface. On the glove (11) or surface of the blister (111), windows (1-10) are printed that will be located over the joints of the fingers and the wrist to estimate the age of the child or adolescent individual under study. The invention also relates to two mechanisms that can be used separately or together to locate ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-10) on the back of the glove (11) and to methods for, by means of software and an image bank or a bone maturation atlas, estimating the age of the individual. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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Updated at
05/11/2026
Numero publicacion
WO.2026154207.A1
Fecha publicacion
23/07/2026
Anio publicacion
2026
Numero solicitud
WO2026ES70012

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1. CLAIMS 1. Glove for age estimation using ultrasound, made of a resistant and ultrasound-conducting material, characterized by having ultrasound gel incorporated by means of: - two layers of resistant and ultrasound-conductive material, at least on their back side, containing the ultrasound gel or an ultra-dense gel ampoule/pad between the two layers, or - an ultra-dense gel blister/pad (111) attached to its dorsal side. 2. Glove for age estimation with ultrasound according to claim 1 including ten windows (1-10) printed on the dorsal surface of said glove (11) or on the surface of the ultradense gel blister/pad (111) and are located on the dorsal surface of the metaphyseal regions corresponding to the metacarpophalangeal joints of the first to fifth fingers, and to the trapeziometacarpal joint, as well as to the radiocarpal and ulnocarpal joints in their dorsal and lateral region. 3. Glove for age estimation using ultrasound according to any of the preceding claims, encompassing the wrist joint complex, covering the distal third of the ulna and radius. 4. Glove for age estimation using ultrasound according to any of the preceding claims made of silicone, nitrile, vinyl and/or latex. 5. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-6) of the back of the glove (11) or on the surface of the ultradense gel ampoule/pad (111) defined in any of claims 1-4 comprising: - a fastening system for the second, third, fourth and fifth fingers (162) and the first finger (163); - a common trunk fastening system (161) to the wrist; - a branched structure (12) of rails (13) with five rails (13) that are inserted into separate tabs (19) located in openings called movement spaces (181) of the branched structure (12) in the finger-holding systems (162 and 163) at one end and in the common trunk (121) at the other end; - 5 boxes (A-E) in the shape of rectangular parallelepipeds without a top or bottom base, movable along the rails (13) and with elements for holding the ultrasound probes (15). 6. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-6) according to claim 5, wherein the branched structure (12) of rails (13) is made of a resistant and adaptable material. 7. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-6) according to claim 6, wherein the resistant and adaptable material is selected from the group consisting of: polyurethane, semi-rigid PVC, polyethylene, semi-rigid resin, silicone, rigid or semi-elastic EVA rubber, rigid or semi-elastic neoprene, rigid or semi-elastic nylon, rigid or semi-elastic polyamide, and/or rigid or semi-elastic synthetic leather. 8. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (1-6) according to any of claims 5-7 wherein the section of the rails is circular, square or rectangular, with a diameter or side of 2-4 mm. 9. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (1-6) according to any of claims 5-8 wherein the finger-fastening systems (162 and 163) are of the ring, sail, strap and/or any reversible adhesive type. 10. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-6) according to any of claims 5-9 wherein the fastening elements of the ultrasound probes (15) to the boxes (A-E) are selected from the group consisting of: clamps, puzzle-type fittings, click-type joints and/or any reversible adhesive. 11. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (1-6) according to any of claims 5-10 wherein the rails (13) of the branched structure (12) are double. 12. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-6) according to any of claims 5-11 wherein the rails (13) are inserted into tabs (19) located in hollows called movement spaces (181) of the branched structure (12) and made in the fastening system (161) of the common trunk (121) and in the fastening systems (162 and 163) of the fingers. 13. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (7-10) of the back of the glove (11) or on the surface of the ultradense gel ampoule/pad (111) defined in any of claims 1-4 comprising: - a bracelet (14) with a channel (20); - 3 boxes (F-H) in the shape of rectangular parallelepipeds without a top or bottom base, of which box F is inserted into a lateral movement space (182) of the wristband (14), box H is inserted into a medial movement space (183) of the wristband (14) and box G is movable along the channel (20), and all 3 boxes include fastening elements for the ultrasound probes (15); - a wrist fastening system (17). 14. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (7-10) according to claim 13 wherein the wristband (14) is made of a resistant and adaptable material. 15. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (7-10) according to claim 14, wherein the resistant and adaptable material is selected from the group consisting of: polyurethane, semi-rigid PVC, polyethylene, semi-rigid resin, silicone, rigid or semi-elastic EVA rubber, rigid or semi-elastic neoprene, rigid or semi-elastic nylon, rigid or semi-elastic polyamide, and/or rigid or semi-elastic synthetic leather. 16. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (7-10) according to any of claims 13-15 wherein the fastening elements of the ultrasound probes (15) to the boxes (F-H) are selected from the group consisting of: clamps, puzzle-type fittings and/or click-type joints. 17. Mechanism for positioning ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (7-10) according to any of claims 13-16 wherein the wrist fastening system (17) of the bracelet (14) is of the ring, sail, strap and/or any reversible adhesive type. 18. One-handed anchoring device for age estimation using ultrasound comprising: - a mechanism as defined in any of claims 5-12 for positioning ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (1-6) on the back of the glove (11) defined in any of claims 1-4; - a mechanism as defined in any of claims 13-17 for positioning ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (7-10) on the back of the glove (11) defined in any of claims 1-4, where the wristband (14) of the mechanism for locating ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (7-10) is inserted within the branched structure (12) of rails (13) of the mechanism for locating ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (1-6). 19. An individual's age detection system comprising any of the mechanisms defined in claims 5-17 or the device defined in claim 18 and an ultrasound equipment with between 1 and 8 ultrasound probes. 20. System for detecting the age of an individual according to claim 19 wherein the probes (15) are small part ultrasound probes. 21. System for detecting the age of an individual according to claim 20 wherein the probes (15) are ultra-high frequency stick probes with a minimum frequency range of between 18 and 24 mHz. 22. Method for estimating the age of an infant or young person using an ultrasound probe (15) that includes the following steps: a) inserting the individual's hand into a glove (11) defined in any of claims 1-4; b) placing on the glove of step a) the branched structure (12) of rails (13) included in the mechanism for placing ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-6) defined in any of claims 5-12; c) anchor the branched structure (12) of rails (13) by hand; d) fit a probe (15) into box A of the branched structure (12) of rails (13) and place box A over window 1 of the glove from step a); e) record the image obtained in step d); f) repeat steps d)-e) placing box A over window 2 and fitting the probe (15) successively into boxes B, C, D and E, placing them over windows 3-6, successively and respectively; g) compare the images from steps e)-f) with images from an image bank of the same regions of the hand and with known ages or with a bone maturation atlas; h) determine the age of the individual under study. 23. Method for estimating the age of an infant or young person using between 2 and 5 ultrasound probes (15) that includes the following steps: a) inserting the individual's hand into a glove (11) defined in any of claims 1-4; b) placing on the glove of step a) the branched structure (12) of rails (13) included in the mechanism for placing ultrasound probes (15) on the windows (1-6) defined in any of claims 5-12; c) anchor the branched structure (12) of rails (13) by hand; d) fit a probe (15) into box A of the branched structure (12) of rails (13) over window 1 of the glove in step a); e) record the image obtained in step d); f) repeat steps d)-e) by placing box A over window 2, fitting another 1-4 probes (15) into boxes B, C, D and E and placing said boxes over windows 3-6, successively and respectively; g) compare the images from steps e)-f) with images from an image bank of the same regions of the hand and with known ages or with a bone maturation atlas; h) determine the age of the individual under study, where, in the case of using another 4 probes in step f) the recording of the images obtained is simultaneous. 24. Method for estimating the age of an infant or young person using ultrasound probes (15) that includes the following steps: a) inserting the individual's hand into the glove (11) defined in any of claims 1-4; b) placing on the glove of step a) the wristband (14) included in the mechanism for placing ultrasound probes (15) over the windows (7-10) defined in any of claims 13-17; c) anchor the bracelet from step b) to the individual's wrist; d) fit a probe (15) into box F and place it over window 7; e) record the image obtained in step d); f) repeat steps d)-e) with a probe (15) fitted into box G over window 8; g) repeat steps d)-e) with a probe (15) fitted into box G over window 9; h) Repeat steps d)-e) with a probe (15) fitted into box H over window 10 i) compare the images from steps e)-h) with images from an image bank of the same regions of the wrist and with known ages or with a bone maturation atlas; j) determine the age of the individual under study, where the number of ultrasound probes (15) can be between 1 and 3 and, correspondingly, steps f)-h) can be successive or simultaneous. 25. Method for estimating the age of a child or adolescent, including any of the methods defined in claims 22-23 and the method defined in claim 24.

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Inventores
Benito Sánchez, MaríaBenito Sánchez MaríaGarcía Velasco MaríaGarcía Velasco, MaríaBENITO SANCHEZ, MaríaBenito Sanchez MaríaGarcia Velasco MaríaGARCIA VELASCO, María
Solicitantes
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Clasificacion ipc
A61B 8/ 00 A IA61F 5/ 05 A I
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