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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
Applicant:
The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventor:
Susan M. Abdel-Rahman, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41H 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 3/10 (2006.01); G01B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1075 (2013.01); A61B 5/4866 (2013.01); A61B 5/6823 (2013.01); A41H 1/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/1072 (2013.01); A61B 5/6824 (2013.01); A61B 2503/04 (2013.01); A61B 2503/045 (2013.01); A61B 2503/06 (2013.01); G01B 3/1082 (2013.01); G01B 5/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed towards a device, method of using a device, and a method of making a device for predicting the nutritional status in an individual of any age or weight. The device includes one or more strips for measuring the circumference of a body part of an individual. The method includes taking the girth measurement and reading a standard score from the device to estimate the nutritional status of the individual.