Patent ID: 7310999
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A61B,G01F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for measuring a volume of a person's body, the apparatus, comprising: a body suit having an inner layer and an outer layer which forms a body portion and a head portion, the body suit further having a cavity defined within the inner layer and further having a closeable vent defined through the outer layer and the inner layer to allow the cavity to communicate with the atmosphere, the cavity having a known volume; a mask assembly sealably integrated with the head portion, the mask assembly comprising a face plate having an aperture defined therethrough and comprising a breathing tube which is removeably inserted within the aperture; and a fluid assembly which is removeably connected to the body suit, the fluid assembly having a flow meter and a readout in communication with the flow meter, the fluid assembly being configured to discharge fluid into the cavity and around the body when the body is disposed within the cavity wherein the fluid assembly discharges the fluid to fill the cavity from a first position to a second position, the second position achieving the known volume wherein the flow meter measures the volume of discharged fluid entering the cavity until the cavity reaches the known final volume such that a difference, as calculated by the readout, between the known volume of the cavity and the measured volume of discharged fluid equals the volume of the person's body.