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Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2003
Applicants:

Philip T. Dempster, Concord, CA (US);

Michael V. Homer, Oakland, CA (US);

Mark Lowe, Danville, CA (US);

Alessandro Urlando, Sacramento, CA (US);

Inventors:

Philip T. Dempster, Concord, CA (US);

Michael V. Homer, Oakland, CA (US);

Mark Lowe, Danville, CA (US);

Alessandro Urlando, Sacramento, CA (US);

Assignee:

Life Measurement, Inc., Concord, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Apparatus and methods relating to circulation of air within a plethysmographic measurement chamber are provided. An air circulation system, comprised of one or more pumps, is coupled to a plethysmographic measurement chamber using one or more inlet and exhaust tubes. The air circulation system renews the air within the measurement chamber using ambient air, or air derived from a controlled temperature environment.


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