Apparatus for non-destructive extensometric measurement of the support forces that can be exerted by an orthesis of the elastic hose type
US6499356B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0086
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus has a jig suitable for receiving an orthesis engaged thereon, the jig having two elongate branches, an expander cooperating with facing ends of the branches to move them apart from each other transversely to their long dimension, control system for controlling the expander and suitable for moving the branches so that they move apart from each other progressively and in a controlled manner, and sensors distributed along the length of at least one of the branches and suitable for measuring the force applied locally to the branch by the orthesis at the locations of the respective sensors in terms of a component perpendicular to the profile of the branch.
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