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System and method for determining structural characteristics of an object

  • US 9,869,606 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2012
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for determining structural characteristics of an object, comprising:

  • a housing having an open end and a longitudinal axis;

    an energy application tool mounted inside said housing for movement, said energy application tool having a resting configuration and an active configuration, said active configuration being an extended form of said resting configuration;

    a sleeve protruding from said open end of said housing for a distance, said sleeve being adapted for resting directly against said object with at least a resting portion of said open end;

    a drive mechanism supported inside said housing, said drive mechanism being adapted for moving said energy application tool between said resting and active configurations; and

    a sensor located inside said housing adapted for sensing an amount of a contact force when said sleeve rests on said object, said energy application tool passing through said sensor.

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