BODY FAT MEASURING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EASILY AND ACCURATELY MEASURING VISCERAL FAT AMOUNT
First Claim
1. A body fat measuring apparatus comprising:
- an upper limb unit including a hold portion that can be held in a hand of a subject, and a main portion,said hold portion including an upper limb electrode to be contacted with a palm part of said subject,said main portion includinga first surface to be contacted with a surface of an abdomen of said subject, anda group of abdomen electrodes arranged at said first surface, andsaid group of abdomen electrodes including a pair of first electrodes and a pair of second electrodes, said body fat measuring apparatus further comprising;
a lower limb electrode to be contacted with a lower limb of said subject;
an applying portion for applying an electric current to said subject via one of a pair of said upper limb electrode and said lower limb electrode and the pair of said second electrodes;
a detecting portion for detecting two types of potential differences respectively in a first case where the electric current is applied via the pair of said upper limb electrode and said lower limb electrode and in a second case where the electric current is applied via the pair of said second electrodes,said detecting portion detecting a first potential difference between electrodes of a predetermined pair included in said group of electrodes in said first case, and a second potential difference between said first electrodes in said second case; and
a visceral fat amount calculating portion for calculating a visceral fat amount of said subject based on said first potential difference and said second potential difference that are detected and physical data of said subject.
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Abstract
A body fat measuring apparatus includes: an upper limb unit including a hold portion that can be held in a hand of a subject and a main portion; and a lower limb electrode to be contacted with a lower limb of the subject. The hold portion includes an upper limb electrode, and the main portion includes a first surface to be contacted with a surface of an abdomen of the subject as well as a pair of first electrodes and a pair of second electrodes arranged at the first surface. The body fat measuring apparatus calculates a visceral fat amount of the subject based on two types of potential differences that are detected respectively in a case where an electric current is applied via a pair of the upper and lower limb electrodes and a case where an electric current is applied via the pair of second electrodes as well as physical data of the subject.
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20 Claims
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1. A body fat measuring apparatus comprising:
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an upper limb unit including a hold portion that can be held in a hand of a subject, and a main portion, said hold portion including an upper limb electrode to be contacted with a palm part of said subject, said main portion including a first surface to be contacted with a surface of an abdomen of said subject, and a group of abdomen electrodes arranged at said first surface, and said group of abdomen electrodes including a pair of first electrodes and a pair of second electrodes, said body fat measuring apparatus further comprising; a lower limb electrode to be contacted with a lower limb of said subject; an applying portion for applying an electric current to said subject via one of a pair of said upper limb electrode and said lower limb electrode and the pair of said second electrodes; a detecting portion for detecting two types of potential differences respectively in a first case where the electric current is applied via the pair of said upper limb electrode and said lower limb electrode and in a second case where the electric current is applied via the pair of said second electrodes, said detecting portion detecting a first potential difference between electrodes of a predetermined pair included in said group of electrodes in said first case, and a second potential difference between said first electrodes in said second case; and a visceral fat amount calculating portion for calculating a visceral fat amount of said subject based on said first potential difference and said second potential difference that are detected and physical data of said subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An upper limb unit for measuring body fat of a subject, comprising:
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a hold portion that can be held in a hand of said subject, said hold portion including an upper limb electrode to be contacted with a palm part of said subject; and a main portion, said main portion including a surface (to be contacted with a surface of an abdomen of said subject, and a group of abdomen electrodes arranged at said surface, said group of abdomen electrodes including a pair of first electrodes and a pair of second electrodes, said main portion further including an applying portion for applying an electric current to said subject via one of a pair of a lower limb electrode contacted with a lower limb of said subject and said upper limb electrode and the pair of said second electrodes, and a detecting portion for detecting two types of potential differences respectively in a first case where the electric current is applied via the pair of said upper limb electrode and said lower limb electrode and in a second case where the electric current is applied via the pair of said second electrodes, said detecting portion detecting a first potential difference between electrodes of a predetermined pair included in said group of electrodes in said first case, and a second potential difference between said first electrodes in said second case, and said main portion further including a visceral fat amount calculating portion for calculating a visceral fat amount of said subject based on said first potential difference and said second potential difference that are detected and physical data of said subject.
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