Polymeric micro-arm apparatus and method to use the same
US9593808B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01Q70/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A polymeric micro-arm apparatus and method to use the same. The apparatus comprises of an elongated hollow polymeric structure with a distal end and a proximal end, an opening near the distal end, a main body attached to the polymeric structure means to move the polymeric structure, means to generate fluid flow through the opening, means to measure a flowrate of the fluid flow through the opening; and an element embedded in the polymeric structure, wherein the element is configured to detect when the polymeric structure contacts an object and measures the force that the object exerts upon the polymeric structure.
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