Optics: measuring and testing – For light transmission or absorption – Of fluent material
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-09
2005-08-09
Smith, Zandra V. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
For light transmission or absorption
Of fluent material
C600S587000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06927858
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for measuring the volume of an object with particular application to measuring the volume changes in the limbs of patients suffering from lymphedema. The apparatus is comprised of a cylinder having a measurement chamber for placing a patient's limb. The chamber is sealed and a gas having known light absorption characteristics is injected into the chamber and mixed with the ambient air therein. A reference laser beam is projected through ambient air to a photocell on the cylinder and the optical absorption value of the reference beam is recorded. A second laser beam is projected through the air-gas mixture of the measurement chamber and the light absorption value is recorded. The ratio of the absorption value of the reference beam to the second laser beam is determined and this value is used to calculated a value which is proportional to gas concentration, which in turn is proportional to the volume of an object placed within the cylinder.
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Boone John M.
Schneider Philip D.
Millemann Audrey A.
Smith Zandra V.
The Regents of the University of California
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sproul
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