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Bioimpedance circumference measurement

US10362968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

Fansan Zhu · Great Neck, US
Nathan W. Levin · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2013
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2562/0209
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus is disclosed for measuring the circumference of a limb of an individual, e.g., the individual's arm and/or calf. The apparatus uses one or more magnetic strips which surround the limb and contain magnetic coding of length information. Tension is applied to the magnetic strip by a tensioning assembly, which can be a pressure cuff or a stepping motor, and a magnetic read head reads the magnetic coding of length information from the strip. When used in a bioimpedance analysis procedure, the length information can be used to convert measured voltage differences into normalized bioimpedance values, e.g., resistivity values.

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