Patents Assigned to OHIO UNIVERSTIY
  • Method and Apparatus for Measurement of Human Tissue Properties in Vivo
    Publication number: 20080200843
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that applies a predetermined force function to the surface of a test subject with a probe and measures the displacement of the probe as a function of applied force facilitates measurement of tissue properties accurately and quickly, in vivo, in a non-invasive manner. A haptic device may be used to apply the force function to the test subject according to a preprogrammed force function and to measure the resulting tissue displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: OHIO UNIVERSTIY
    Inventors: Robert L. Williams, John N. Howell, Robert R. Conatser, David H. Noyes, Janet M. Burns