Non invasive process for the evaluation of the quality of internal dense connective tissues
US12019079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a non-invasive process for evaluating the quality of one or more dense connective tissue(s) in a patient, comprising the following steps: a) Analyzing the profile of the microrelief of a cutaneous replica of a portion of the skin of said patient by at least one of the following step: a1. visually assessing on picture(s) of said cutaneous replica the line shape and the anisotropy of the lines; and/or a2. Determining, on picture(s) of said cutaneous replica, the roughness index of the microrelief with an optical sensor, b) identifying cutaneous replica of “stage 1”, representative of healthy skins, and cutaneous replica of “stage 2” representative of altered skins, a cutaneous replica of stage 2 being indicative of low quality of the one or more dense connective tissue(s) in the patients body.
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