Patent ID: 11906484
Assignee: PERIMETRICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 18:
19. A device for determining structural characteristics of an object, comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior, an open front 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;
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 disposable assembly comprising:
a sleeve portion having a front end and a back end, and a hollow interior with an object contacting portion at a front end adapted for resting, contacting or pressing against at least a portion of said object with at least a portion of said object contacting portion, said back end having disposed thereon a sleeve mount feature adapted for mounting said disposable assembly to the front end of said device housing to transmit a contact force to a force transfer sleeve of said device, said sleeve portion and force transfer sleeve sliding in said housing to reduce distance of said energy application tool; and
a contact feature disposed about said front end of said sleeve portion, said contact feature having a substantially closed front end for substantially closing off the open front of the sleeve portion to minimize direct contact between said energy application tool and said object during measurement.