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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Angelo Gaitas, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Angelo Gaitas, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/551 (2006.01); F17D 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 3/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/54366 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polymeric micro-arm apparatus and method to use the same. The apparatus comprises of an elongated hollow polymeric structure with a distal end and a proximal end, an opening near the distal end, a main body attached to the polymeric structure means to move the polymeric structure, means to generate fluid flow through the opening, means to measure a flowrate of the fluid flow through the opening; and an element embedded in the polymeric structure, wherein the element is configured to detect when the polymeric structure contacts an object and measures the force that the object exerts upon the polymeric structure.