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Skin elasticity measurement

US11259741B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 2018
Grant dateMar 1, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/68
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of measuring a characteristic of a skin, including varying an air pressure in a chamber positioned adjacent to a skin, in which the chamber has an opening that exposes the skin to changes in the air pressure in the chamber. A plurality of measurements of surface profiles of the skin are made over a period of time as the surface profile of the skin varies in response to changes in the air pressure.

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