OPTICS FOR HEALTH

Technical Specifications of Veggiemeter

Longevity Link Corporation

Purpose: Assesses dermal carotenoid level

Wide human population: adults and children

Measurement site: left or right index finger

Measurement time: 10 seconds per single measurement and 30 seconds for full scan

Dimensions: 7 ¼” x 5 ½”x 4 ¾”

Weight: ~ 2lbs

Power: 5VDC, supplied by USB port of a laptop or via dedicated power adaptor

Power is backed up with build-in battery

Operating time without external power supply: about 2 hrs.

Paired with laptop ASUS X205 or similar with dedicated software

OS version: Windows 8.1 or Windows 10

Software allows to initialize the instrument, prepare it for skin carotenoid measurements, i.e. measure dark and reference spectra, acquire spectrum from tissue and extract dermal carotenoid level, present result in quantitative way and compare it with general population.

Melanin correction: Yes

Light source: white light emitting diode (LED)

Spectral range 420 - 700 nm

Average light power: 3mW or less

Sampling spot size: 3 mm diameter

Warranty term: 1yr