Apparatus for measuring deformations of the skin, of the skin and of a muscle or of the skin and of a conjunctive tissue of a living being. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

Apparatus for measuring deformations of the skin, of the skin and of a muscle or of the skin and of a connective tissue of a living being, under the effect of a predetermined pressure in an area of this skin, to measure, respectively, the state of tension of a muscle or of an edema of a living being, during a predetermined subsidence practiced in the muscle or edema, characterized in that it comprises: a support placed on the skin in at least one place close to that of the measurement or, respectively, in at least one place close to the penetration a rod sliding relative to the support and elastically sunk in the skin, skin and muscle or skin and connective tissue, preferably perpendicular to this skin, in the area of measurement, under the aforesaid predetermined pressure, respectively ensuring the elastic penetration of a predetermined penetrator in the skin and muscle or skin and edema, preferably perpendicular to this skin; and a means for measuring the penetration of the sliding rod, respectively measuring the pressure exerted on the sliding rod to obtain its predetermined penetration. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)