Abstract: A measuring device for measuring the elastic properties of a surface structure (3), comprising a probe (2) arranged within a housing (1), a transmitter and at least one receiver, the transmitter transmitting acoustic pulses and the receiver picking up the propagation behavior of the acoustic pulses in the surface structure (3), a control means (16) for generating acoustic pulses and an evaluating means (18) for the measuring signals received by the receiver, at least two adjacent measuring tips (4, 6) being connected as transmitting and receiving elements, the measuring tips being adapted to be set onto the surface structure (3) and having strip-shaped bi-morph elements (12, 14) carried by a holder (8, 10), wherein the measuring tips (4,6) are formed by the holders (8, 10) of the bi-morph elements (12, 14) and the strip-shaped elements (12, 14) have one side of one of their ends fastened to the holder (8, 10).

Abstract: A device for measuring parameters of the skin of living beings on the surface of the skin to be examined, comprising a housing with a light source, an optical recording means, and an image processing means, wherein the housing consists of an applicator, in which an optical recording means formed by a video camera and a light emitting means connected to a light source are integrated, the applicator, which is adapted to be placed on the skin surface, holding the video camera and the light emitting means at a predetermined distance from the skin surface.