Apparatus and methods for plethysmographic measurement of infant body composition
AssigneeLife Measurement, Inc.
InventorsPhilip T. Dempster, Mark Lowe
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods relating to plethysmographic measurement of infant body composition are provided. A tray for receiving the infant subject to be measured is coupled to a sliding mechanism that slides the tray in and out of a plethysmographic measurement chamber, thereby reducing the footprint of said chamber and facilitating infant comfort during measurement. Further, an integrated weighing function is provided that determines the infant's weight while conducting body composition measurements.
Claims33
A plethysmographic chamber for measurement of infant body composition, the chamber comprising:
- a chamber wall, including an outer and an inner chamber surface;
- a chamber door assembly for allowing ingress and egress to said chamber;
- a tray for placement of a subject to be measured;
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- a sliding mechanism that moves said tray in and out of said chamber.
An assembly for weighing an infant subject in a plethysmographic chamber, the assembly comprising:
- a support structure coupled to an inner surface of said plethysmographic chamber;
- and
- a load cell mounted to said support structure.
A method for performing diagnostic measurements on an infant subject, the method comprising:
- placing the subject in a plethysmographic measurement chamber;
- weighing the subject while the subject is within said chamber;
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- performing plethysmographic measurement of body composition of the infant subject while in said chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.