The Harpenden skin fold caliper is the de facto standard body fat assessment device due to it being used in numerous clinical studies over the last 25 years. Many of these studies have become benchmarks themselves for the study of obesity and body composition analysis hence the Harpenden skin fold caliper is the research measurement tool of choice.
The Harpenden skin fold caliper is engineered to extremely precise standards and calibrated to traceable standards. Recent enhancements to the caliper include an increased jaw opening to facilitate measurement up to 80mm, which makes them suitable for both the measurement of skin folds and the girth measurement of small joints such the condyle processes at the ankle, wrist, knee and elbow i.e. a small anthropometer.
High quality precision engineered gauge for the measurement of skin folds
Jaw designed specifically for measurement of skin folds up to 80mm
Constant pressure load throughout the full range of measurement
Contact tips are shaped and sized to ensure constant specified pressure
Contact tips are manufactured in stainless steel for use in clinical environments
Resolution of measurement 0.2mm
Recalibration Available
Technical Information
Range: 0 - 80mm
Graduation: 0.2mm
Class 1A Medical Device
RANGE 80.00mm RESOLUTION 0.20mm REPEATABILITY 0.20mm ACCURACY 99.00% NOTE Resolution is defined as the minimum graduation of the instrument and is not the same as the expected accuracy.
The Harpenden Skinfold Caliper is CE marked in compliance with the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC for a Class 1 Device with Measuring Function and is Calibrated up to 80.00mm range using masters traceable to national standards
Software compatible with Windows XP & Windows Vista only (requires the .NET framework). Not compatible with Apple Mac.