Method and apparatus for measuring body fat
USRE37954E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A body fat measuring apparatus for measuring body fat in a patient's body comprises apparatus for simultaneously measuring an impedance between the patient's feet, and for measuring the patient's height and the patient's weight, and a calculator for calculating body fat from the measured impedance value, height and weight. The calculator estimates body density using a formula having a correction term either for increasing the body density upon increase of the impedance compared to the original impedance or a correction term for decreasing the body density upon increase of the weight with respect to the original weight.
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