INTERFACE SIZING TOOL AND METHOD
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1. An interface sizing tool, comprising:
- a body;
a light source supported relative to the body, the light source configured to project a beam of light;
one or more light manipulation arrangements that manipulate the beam of light to project one or more markers onto the face of a patient;
wherein a location of the one or more markers corresponds to an interface size.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus can be used in the selection of correctly sized respiratory interfaces. The method includes the use of light beams to project sizing markers onto a patient'"'"'s face, which enables the size of the patient'"'"'s facial features to be measured relative to a set of interface sizes. A sizing apparatus can include a light source and beam splitters that will refract and project the light source into a series of beams that can be aligned on a patient'"'"'s face in order to measure the features of the patient.
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1. An interface sizing tool, comprising:
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a body; a light source supported relative to the body, the light source configured to project a beam of light; one or more light manipulation arrangements that manipulate the beam of light to project one or more markers onto the face of a patient; wherein a location of the one or more markers corresponds to an interface size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of sizing a patient for an interface, comprising:
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projecting one or more markers generated by a light source onto the face of a patient; determining the size of an interface to be used on the patient based on the location of the one or more markers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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