METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING OR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETER OF SOFT BIOLOGICAL TISSUES

    公开(公告)号:US20220183617A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17441858

    申请日:2020-03-23

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 A61B9/00

    摘要: A method of measuring a biomechanical parameter of soft biological tissue is described. The method includes a pre-measurement process wherein an impulse applying device applies a pre-pressure to a surface of the tissue via an end portion contacting the tissue surface. While maintaining the pre-pressure, the device generates at least two impulses separated by a time interval, each impulse causing the end portion to impart to the tissue an action with certain parameters, each action inducing a response of the tissue. A value of a biomechanical parameter of the tissue is determined from each response induced. A determination is made as to whether the determined values of the biomechanical parameter are sufficiently similar to each other to indicate that the pre-pressure, the parameters of the end portion actions and the time interval are acceptable for use in a measurement process to be conducted on the surface of the tissue.

    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC BONE STRUCTURE INTERACTION

    公开(公告)号:US20170181688A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-29

    申请号:US15393487

    申请日:2016-12-29

    申请人: Robert Coleman

    发明人: Robert Coleman

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 A61B9/00 A61B5/11

    摘要: A method of determining a condition of bone structure in a living organism includes impacting a bone to induce vibration in multiple modes having a resonance frequency in a range of about 400 Hz to about 1000 Hz, detecting at least one modal vibration response of the bone for the at least one mode of vibration, and analyzing the at least one modal vibration response to determine a modal vibration characteristic of the bone. A system for determining a condition of bone structure in a living organism includes a force input device configured to impact a bone to induce vibration having a resonance frequency of about 400 Hz to about 1000 Hz, at least one sensor configured to sense at least one modal vibration response, and a computer configured to collect modal vibration response data and analyze the modal vibration response data to determine a vibration characteristic of the bone.

    Nonlinear system identification techniques and devices for discovering dynamic and static tissue properties
    28.
    发明授权
    Nonlinear system identification techniques and devices for discovering dynamic and static tissue properties 有权
    用于发现动态和静态组织性质的非线性系统识别技术和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09517030B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-13

    申请号:US14310744

    申请日:2014-06-20

    发明人: Ian W. Hunter Yi Chen

    摘要: A device for measuring a mechanical property of a tissue includes a probe configured to perturb the tissue with movement relative to a surface of the tissue, an actuator coupled to the probe to move the probe, a detector configured to measure a response of the tissue to the perturbation, and a controller coupled to the actuator and the detector. The controller drives the actuator using a stochastic sequence and determines the mechanical property of the tissue using the measured response received from the detector. The probe can be coupled to the tissue surface. The device can include a reference surface configured to contact the tissue surface. The probe may include a set of interchangeable heads, the set including a head for lateral movement of the probe and a head for perpendicular movement of the probe. The perturbation can include extension of the tissue with the probe or sliding the probe across the tissue surface and may also include indentation of the tissue with the probe. In some embodiments, the actuator includes a Lorentz force linear actuator. The mechanical property may be determined using non-linear stochastic system identification. The mechanical property may be indicative of, for example, tissue compliance and tissue elasticity. The device can further include a handle for manual application of the probe to the surface of the tissue and may include an accelerometer detecting an orientation of the probe. The device can be used to test skin tissue of an animal, plant tissue, such as fruit and vegetables, or any other biological tissue.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量组织的机械特性的装置包括配置成相对于组织表面移动来干扰组织的探针,耦合到探针以移动探针的致动器,被配置成测量组织的响应的检测器 扰动和耦合到致动器和检测器的控制器。 控制器使用随机序列驱动致动器,并使用从检测器接收的测量响应来确定组织的机械特性。 探针可以耦合到组织表面。 该装置可以包括构造成接触组织表面的参考表面。 探针可以包括一组可互换的头部,该组件包括用于探针的横向运动的头部和用于探针的垂直运动的头部。 扰动可以包括用探针延伸组织或者将探针滑过组织表面,还可以包括用探针的组织​​的凹陷。 在一些实施例中,致动器包括洛伦兹力线性致动器。 可以使用非线性随机系统识别来确定机械特性。 机械性能可以指示例如组织依从性和组织弹性。 该装置还可以包括用于将探针手动施加到组织表面的手柄,并且可以包括检测探针取向的加速度计。 该装置可用于测试动物,植物组织如水果和蔬菜或任何其他生物组织的皮肤组织。

    Reusable outer cover for an absorbent article having zones of varying properties
    30.
    发明授权
    Reusable outer cover for an absorbent article having zones of varying properties 有权
    具有不同特性区域的吸收制品的可重复使用的外盖

    公开(公告)号:US09089456B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-28

    申请号:US13858962

    申请日:2013-04-09

    摘要: An absorbent article having a reusable outer cover and, optionally, an absorbent insert. The reusable outer cover has zones of varying properties. The properties of the different zones are varied to provide different performance features in different parts of the outer cover. The outer cover with zones of varying properties may provide competing or contradictory functionalities for improved comfort, fit, leakage protection, and aesthetic appeal.

    摘要翻译: 一种吸收制品,其具有可重复使用的外盖和任选的吸收性插入物。 可重复使用的外盖具有不同特性的区域。 改变不同区域的特性以在外盖的不同部分提供不同的性能特征。 具有不同性质区域的外盖可能提供竞争或矛盾的功能,以改善舒适性,适合性,泄漏保护和美学吸引力。