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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Eugene D. Rider, Westchester, IL (US);
Brian Rider, Westchester, IL (US);
Daniel Stool, Addison, IL (US);
Scott Milkovich, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Tao Xu, Woodridge, IL (US);
Risk Analysis & Management, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring the effect of strangulation. The apparatus includes a model of a human having an artificial neck, and at least one sensor for measuring physical characteristics of the artificial neck during application of an applied force on the artificial neck. In one aspect, the model further includes a circulation system for circulating a fluid, and the at least one sensor includes a plurality of flow sensors to measure a flow of the fluid in the circulation system at predetermined locations and a plurality of pressure sensors to measure a pressure of the fluid in the circulation system at predetermined locations. In another aspect of the invention, the model includes a closed tube, and the at least one sensor includes a pressure sensor to measure the pressure of the air in the closed tube. The invention also includes a method for measuring the effect of strangulation on a model of a human. The method includes the steps of imparting an applied force on a neck portion of a model of a human, and measuring the physical characteristics of the neck portion during the application of the applied force.