Patent ID: 9730585
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61G

Claim:
1. An apparatus for characterizing human tissue type comprising: a surface adapted for applying a single pulse of kinetic energy to an anatomical portion of a human supported on the surface; at least one sensor associated with said surface, the at least one sensor collecting data reflective of a rate of dissipation of the applied single pulse of kinetic energy, whereby the rate of dissipation of the applied single pulse of kinetic energy is indicative of the tissue type of said anatomical portion; and a processor programmed for (1) processing the data collected by said at least one sensor relating to said rate of dissipation of the applied single pulse of kinetic energy and (2) using the processed data based on the rate of dissipation of the applied single pulse of kinetic energy to characterize the tissue type of said anatomical portion.