System for sensing a mechanical property of a sample
US9863825B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/065
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensing element for sensing a mechanical property of a sample defining a sample surface using a contact force exerted the sample surface. The sensing element includes: a deformable element defining a contact surface and a deformable section in register with the contact surface, the deformable section being deformable between an undeformed configuration and a deformed configuration; a deformation sensor operatively coupled to the deformable section for sensing and quantifying a deformation of the deformable section between the deformed and undeformed configurations, the deformation sensor being an optical deformation sensor; and a force sensor operatively coupled to the deformable element for sensing the contact force exerted on the contact surface.
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