Patent ID: 9358089
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,A61C,G01M,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A device for determining structural characteristics of an object, in a non-destructive manner, comprising: a housing with an open end and a longitudinal axis; an energy application tool mounted inside the housing for axial movement along the longitudinal axis of the housing, said energy application tool having a retracted form and an extended form; a sleeve protruding from the open end of the housing for a distance, said sleeve having an object contact surface on at least a portion of its open end; a tab extending from a portion of the sleeve substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing and having an object contact surface substantially perpendicular to said object contact surface of the sleeve; and a drive mechanism supported inside the housing, said drive mechanism adapted for moving the energy application tool between the retracted and extended form; wherein the contact of said object contact surface of said tab with said object stabilizes the placement of said energy application tool in relation to said object by decreasing movement of said device in a direction other than along said longitudinal axis during measurement.