Body fat measuring device
US8095211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6823
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A body fat measuring device comprises electrodes brought into contact with the waist portion of a subject, an optical sensor composed of a light applying section and a light receiving section, an impedance computing section for computing the impedance between the electrodes, a subcutaneous fat thickness computing section for computing the thickness of the subcutaneous fat of the subject from the value detected by the optical sensor, and a body fat computing section which subtracts the amount of subcutaneous fat determined using the thickness of the subcutaneous fat computed by the subcutaneous thickness computing section from the total fat amount of the subject determined using the impedance computed by the impedance computing section so as to determine the visceral fat amount of the subject. With this, not only the accuracy of measurement of the visceral fat amount is improved but also the visceral fat amount of the subject can be easily computed even without a database.
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