Medical device comprising an impedance measurement means to measure visceral fat
US8761871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37258
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device having an impedance measurement circuit connected to at least two intracorporeal measurement electrodes arranged to measure the impedance of tissue inside the body of a patient. The impedance measurement circuit is adapted to apply a measurement current/voltage signal to the electrodes to measure and calculate the impedance of the measurement tissue, and to apply the calculated impedance value to a storage unit. The stored impedance values are used, by an analysis unit, to measure the amount of visceral fat of the tissue object inside the body of the patient.
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