Patent ID: 8095706
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
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.