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Systems and methods for the analysis of mechanical properties of materials

  • US 8,095,706 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2008
  • Issued: 01/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for deriving at least one mechanical property of a skin and tissue, the system comprising:

  • (a) an excitation generator configured to generate a predetermined excitation at a predetermined time;

    (b) a first elongated member having a first distal end configured to contact the skin at a first position;

    (c) a second elongated member that has a second distal end configured to contact the skin at a second position spaced apart from the first position, the second elongated member including a flexion element that is constrained in two different spaced apart places and that is configured to apply a first strain tangentially to the skin in a first direction in response to the predetermined excitation;

    (d) a detection element configured to measure a parameter of the first flexion element in response to the predetermined excitation; and

    (e) a processing system to calculate the at least one mechanical property of the skin and tissue based on the parameter measured by the detection element.

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