System and Method for Measuring Skin Firmness

摘要

Disclosed is a method and system including a processor instructing a restraining device (e.g., a chair) to move the patient at a predetermined sweep rate in a predetermined motion. The patient has adhesive dots positioned on the patient's body. The processor obtains images (e.g., a video) during the predetermined motion. The processor analyzes the images to determine an amount of movement of the adhesive dots on the patient's body.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
positioning a patient in a restraining device that can move in a controlled range of motion and that restricts movement of a patient, the patient having adhesive dots positioned at predetermined locations on the patient's body; instructing, by a processor, said restricting device to move the patient at a predetermined sweep rate in a predetermined motion, wherein the predetermined motion comprises moving said restraining device along a predetermined plane; obtaining, by a processor, a plurality of images during the predetermined motion; analyzing, by a processor, the plurality of images to determine an amount of movement of the adhesive dots on the patient's body.