US Patent Issued to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF TARTU on Nov. 25 for "Method and device for measuring or determining at least one biomechanical parameter of soft biological tissues" (Estonian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,317, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tenn.) and UNIVERSITY OF TARTU (Tartu, Estonia).

"Method and device for measuring or determining at least one biomechanical parameter of soft biological tissues" was invented by Arved Vain (Tartu, Estonia), Eric Tkaczyk (Nashville, Tenn.) and Mihkel Poldemaa (Tallinn, Estonia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of measuring a biomechanical parameter of soft biological tissue is described. The method includes a pre-measurement process wherein an impulse applying device applies a pre-pressure to a surface of the tissue via an end portion contacting the tissue...