title: A light sterilizable pipette device for the in vivo estimation of human soft tissues constitutive laws.
abstract: This paper introduces a new light device for the in vivo estimation of human soft tissues constitutive laws. It consists of an aspiration pipette able to meet the very severe sterilization and handling issues imposed during surgery. The simplicity of the device, free of any electronic circuitry, allows using it as an ancillary instrument. The deformation of the aspired tissue is imaged via a mirror using an external camera. The paper describes the experimental setup as well as the protocol that should be used during surgery. First feasibility measurements are shown for human tongue and forearm skin.
authors.affiliation: TIMC-IMAG Laboratory, UMR UJF CNRS, 5525, Faculté de Médecine de Grenoble, Pavillon Taillefer, F38706 La Tronche Cédex, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schiavone
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boudou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Promayon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perrier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Payan
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D002138:Calibration; D004548:Elasticity; D004867:Equipment Design; D017276:Friction; D013502:General Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013242:Sterilization; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014059:Tongue