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 Caliper in recent years has been re-developed and improved in several key areas, the latest model now features improved measurement range and are capable of measuring up to 80mm with a wider jaw openning to allow 80mm measurement to be facilitated. Older models which are available from other vendors continue to sell old stock with just a 50 mm measurement range.

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.

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Key Features

• 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.