APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING PORTIONS OF A BODY
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for measuring portions of a body are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a disposable subassembly and a reusable subassembly releasably coupled to the disposable subassembly. The disposable subassembly includes a flexible member for positioning relative to the portion of the body. The reusable subassembly includes an encoder for detecting movement of the flexible member, a processor operably coupled to the encoder for receiving data corresponding to a dimension of the portion of the body, and an output device operably coupled to the processor for sending data to an external device.
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36 Claims
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23. A method for measuring a portion of a body, the method comprising:
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measuring a dimension of a portion of the body with a mobile measuring device; and transferring data corresponding to the measured dimension from the mobile measuring device to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for measuring a portion of a body, the method comprising:
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placing a flexible member at least proximate to the portion of the body; automatically determining a dimension of the portion of the body based on at least one of the movement or position of the flexible member; and sending data corresponding to the dimension via a communications link to a computing device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method for measuring one or more body parts of one or more persons, comprising:
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withdrawing a first flexible member from a first disposable subassembly relative to a body part of a first patient; determining a distance that first flexible member is withdrawn from the first disposable subassembly using an encoder within a reusable subassembly, wherein the reusable subassembly is releasably attached to the first disposable subassembly; detaching the first disposable subassembly from the reusable subassembly after measuring the body part of the first patient; attaching a second disposable subassembly to the reusable subassembly; withdrawing a second flexible member from the second disposable subassembly relative to a body part of a second patient; and determining a distance that the second flexible member is withdrawn from the second disposable subassembly using the encoder within the reusable subassembly. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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