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Coil System and Method for Obtaining Volumetric Physiological Measurements

  • US 20100268120A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2009
  • Published: 10/21/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A coil device for use in measuring a volume of a subject'"'"'s abdomen and/or chest, the coil device comprising:

  • a first member adapted to extend around an outer surface of a first portion of the subject'"'"'s abdomen and/or chest and conform to the outer surface despite changes in a contour of the outer surface,the first member comprising a first conductor adapted to extend only once around the subject'"'"'s abdomen and/or chest,the first conductor adapted to generate, in the presence of a relatively homogeneous magnetic field produced by an energized electromagnet, a signal indicative of a volume of the first portion of the subject'"'"'s abdomen and/or chest.

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