Invention Grant
- Patent Title: MUAC z-score tape and methods of use thereof
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Application No.: US15149829Application Date: 2016-05-09
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Publication No.: US10238317B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Susan M. Abdel-Rahman
- Applicant: The Children's Mercy Hospital
- Applicant Address: US MO Kansas City
- Assignee: The Children's Mercy Hospital
- Current Assignee: The Children's Mercy Hospital
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Kansas City
- Agency: Hovey Williams LLP
- Main IPC: A41H1/02
- IPC: A41H1/02 ; A61B5/00 ; G01B3/10 ; G01B5/02 ; A61B5/107
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed towards a device, method of using a device, and a method of making a device for predicting the nutritional status in an individual of any age or weight. The device includes one or more strips for measuring the circumference of a body part of an individual. The method includes taking the girth measurement and reading a standard score from the device to estimate the nutritional status of the individual.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160324444A1 MUAC Z-SCORE TAPE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2016-11-10
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