Patent ID: 8292830

Claim:
A soft tissue impact assessment device, comprising: a skin shaped or moldable to a human-like form; a positional pressure or force sensor within the skin, the positional pressure or force sensor measuring magnitude of force or pressure, and identifying location of impact or contact with the skin from among a plurality of separate sensor identifiable points of impact or contact with the skin, and further providing data regarding the magnitude of force or pressure and providing data regarding the location of impact or contact with the skin, said skin consisting essentially of, a top layer made of a material and thickness that simulates the protection provided by particular human skin to underlying tissue; a pressure or force sensor sheet forming said positional pressure or force sensor and contacting the top layer in a manner that avoids any substantial movement between said top layer and said pressure sensor sheet during a range of anticipated force or pressure conditions to be experienced during testing; a lining layer suitable to be in close contact with a surface of a human like form.