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Soft tissue extensometer

US5463902A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateAug 27, 1993
Grant dateNov 7, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2503/42
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An extensometer for measuring strain in a test specimen is disclosed. The extensometer includes a frame and a flexible support structure, preferably, a loop, mounted to the frame. A measuring device is mounted to the flexible support loop at a position spaced apart from the frame and engages a surface of the specimen with a selected amount of contact force. The measuring device provides an output signal proportional to the measured strain.

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