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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Amitha Anand Kumar, Summit, NJ (US);
Glenn R. Cook, Clinton, NJ (US);
Julian Quintero, Flemington, NJ (US);
Shane A. Lacy, Bound Brook, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for testing substrates includes a first elongated member including an outer end, an inner end, an outer surface that extends between the outer and inner ends, and a concave surface at the inner end, and a second elongated member including an outer end, an inner end, an outer surface that extends between the outer and inner ends of the second elongated member, and a convex surface at the inner end of the second elongated member that opposes the concave surface at the inner end of the first elongated member. A joint interconnects the first and second elongated members for guiding sliding movement of the concave surface of the first elongated member over the convex surface of the second elongated member between extended and flexed positions. A first clamping assembly is coupled with the first elongated member and at least one first clamping assembly spring normally urges the first clamping assembly away from the inner end of the first elongated member. A second clamping assembly is coupled with the second elongated member and at least one second clamping assembly spring normally urges the second clamping assembly away from the inner end of the second elongated member. A substrate overlying the outer surfaces of the first and second elongated members has a first end secured to the first clamping assembly and a second end secured to the second clamping assembly.