METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE BODY WEIGHT OF A PERSON

• US 20140073984A1
• Filed: 10/17/2012
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seca Ag (seca GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Seca Ag (seca GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: Vogel, Frederik
• Application Number:
  US14/114,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20140073984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/053 Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/445 in a horizontal position
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height

Abstract

This version will replace all prior versions in the application:

A method and a device for determining the body weight of a person, in which at least one parameter typical for a biological impedance measurement is determined and transmitted to an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit processes the measurement value together with individual or several individual data of the person as well as taking into consideration statistical data concerning other persons, in order to determine an estimated value for the weight of the person.

Claims

1-4. -4. (canceled)

5. A method for determining body weight of a person, comprising the steps of:

determining, with respect to measurement technology, at least one parameter typical for a biological impedance measurement;

transmitting a measurement value to an evaluation unit; and

processing the measurement value in the evaluation unit together with at least one additional individual data of the person and determining an estimated value for the body weight of the patient, taking into consideration statistical data concerning other persons.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the evaluation unit additionally takes into consideration at least one past measurement with respect to time.

7. The method according to claim 5, including carrying out a serial measurement.

8. A device for determining body weight of a person, comprising:

at least one sensor for determining at least one parameter typical for a biological impedance measurement;

an evaluation unit coupled to the sensor, wherein the evaluation unit includes an individual storage unit for individual data of the person and a reference storage unit for statistical data concerning other persons, the evaluation unit being constructed for linking the at least one measurement parameter to contents of the individual storage unit as well as to contents of the reference storage unit.