seca at MEDICA 2008: Mobility & Precision
What is the nutritional status of the populace? In particular, how healthy are our children? These issues and similar ones constitute the current work focus of numerous scientists, who are in the process of developing preventative health programmes based on the current results of research. Documenting the nutritional status of the participants is crucial in such studies.
Documenting the nutritional status of the participants is crucial in such studies. Precision scales and length measuring devices, which can be used for mobile applications, provide assistance in this respect. That's why the products being featured at seca's exhibition stand this year are ideal for changing deployment sites and serial examinations such as the measuring board seca 417 and the stadiometers seca 217 and seca 213.
seca 417 – Measuring the length of infants
The measuring board seca 417 makes it possible to measure the length of infants and small children lying down. Thanks to a folding mechanism and its own limited weight, it is compact and easy to transport.
Before taking a measurement, the two-part measuring board is folded out and a separate foot piece is mounted. Raised sides and a stable, fixed head piece ensure that the child is positioned properly. The large foot piece is slid along the scale via guide rails and can be easily brought up to the feet of the child. The length measurement on the red scale can be easily recognised. The measuring range runs from 10 to 100 centimetres.
The foot piece, which is stored separately, is run up to the head piece for transport and fixed in place by the bottom element of the measuring board after it has folded up. The seca 417 can be conveniently stowed in the carrying bag seca 412 until the next application and can be easily transported.
seca 217 and seca 213 – Height measurement for children and adults
The two stadiometers seca 217 and seca 213 in a basic configuration serve as ideal tools when measuring body height in the scope of conventional medical exams and research programmes as well as for providing nutritional advice.The new height measuring devices can be quickly setup and taken down providing for flexible and rapid application.
The stadiometers are supported solely by a floor plate. No wall fastening is necessary. A wall distance piece with the seca 217 provides added stability.
Setting the measuring slide for a body height of up to 205 centimetres is easy thanks to the high head piece of both stadiometers. The scale is rendered in easy-to-read print on the sides of the measuring rod.
The seca 217 can be connected with the electronic flat scales 876 (uncalibrated) and seca 877 (calibrated class III) via an adapter to form a complete measuring and weighing station.
The individual elements of the dismantled stadiometer seca 217 can be transported with ease in a stable bag, which contains precisely moulded sections for the storage of the individual parts.
With the seca 213, the measuring rod disassembled into four sections is connected to the head piece at the bottom of the ground plate providing for easy transport, even without a carrying bag.
seca – Partnered with doctors
It goes without saying that the entire range of seca's modern, stationary weighing and height measurement technology will be shown at the trade show Medica 2008.
seca products in the area of medical weighing and measuring have an indispensable place in medical practices or hospitals for decades.
seca at Medica 2008 in hall 12, stand A 63.
10.11.2008
