Inductive plethysmography vest for a small mammal and method for manufacturing such a vest

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inductive plethysmography vest for a mammal having a mass less than 6 kg, comprising: a tube (10) made of elastic textile configured to surround the trunk of said mammal, said tube (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) parallel to the spinal column of said mammal; at least one inductive winding formed of a strand (20) of electrically conductive wire arranged in the form of wavelets along the circumference of said tube (10); said vest being characterised in that it comprises at least one strip (11) made of elastic textile, arranged along the circumference of the tube, defining a plurality of longitudinal loops (111), each wavelet being formed by the passage of the strand (20) of conductive wire successively in each loop (111).

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