Health management device and health management system

• US 6,327,495 B1
• Filed: 02/09/2000
• Issued: 12/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Hakomori, Ikuo, Kodama, Miyuki, Iwabuchi, Tamotsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Winakur, Eric F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CARTER, RYAN CHRISTOPHER
• Application Number:
  US09/500,480
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 600/547, 600/372, 600/481, 600/485, 600/500
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0468 Built-in electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/05 Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves impedance plethysmography A61B5/0295; measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof A61B5/11; detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof A61B5/24
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices

Abstract

A health management device comprises at least four electrodes provided on a main body of an intelligent terminal unit; a constant current generating unit which applies a constant current to at least two electrodes among said at least four electrodes; a voltage detecting unit which detects a voltage of at least two electrodes among said at least four electrodes; a numeral input unit provided on said intelligent terminal unit; a display unit provided on said intelligent terminal unit; a switching unit which switches a function as an intelligent terminal unit into a function as a health management device and vice versa; and a control unit which calculates a health management indicator based on data input from said numeral input unit and a detected data from said voltage detecting unit and displays a calculated result on said display unit when said function being switched into the function as the health management device by said switching unit.

Claims

1. A health management device comprising:

at least four electrodes provided on a main body of an intelligent terminal unit;

a constant current generating unit which applies a constant current to at least two electrodes among said at least four electrodes;

a voltage detecting unit which detects a voltage of at least two electrodes among said at least four electrodes;

a numeral input unit provided on said intelligent terminal unit;

a display unit provided on said intelligent terminal unit;

a switching unit which switches a function as an intelligent terminal unit into a function as a health management device and vice versa; and

a control unit which calculates a health management indicator based on data input from said numeral input unit and a detected data from said voltage detecting unit and displays a calculated result on said display unit when said function being switched into the function as the health management device by said switching unit.

2. A health management device as claimed in claim 1, in which said health management indicator is a body fat rate, and four electrodes are provided in order for four fingers including two fingers of the right hand and two fingers of the left hand to be brought into contact therewith respectively.

3. A health management device as claimed in claim 2, in which four electrodes are further provided additionally in order to be brought into contact with both feet respectively.

4. A health management device as claimed in claim 1, in which said health management indicator is a body fat rate and said intelligent terminal unit is provided with a memory unit for storing data, and a data of the body fat rate calculated by said control unit is stored therein.

5. A health management device as claimed in claim 1, in which said health management indicator is a body fat rate, and by the use of an alarm function of said intelligent terminal unit, the body fat rate is made to be measured and calculated at predetermined time set in said alarm function.

6. A health management system characterized by that:

an intelligent terminal unit having a numeral input unit, a display unit, a transmitting and receiving function unit, a memory unit comprises;

at least four electrodes;

a constant current generating unit which applies a constant current to at least two electrodes among said at least four electrodes;

a voltage detecting unit which detects a voltage of at least two electrodes among said at least four electrodes;

a switching unit which switches a function as an intelligent terminal unit into a function as a health management device and vice versa; and

a control unit which calculates a health management indicator based on data input from said numeral input unit and a detected data from said voltage detecting unit and displays a calculated result on said display unit when said function being switched into the function as the health management device by said switching unit;

an aggregation center which performs analysis based on a data from said intelligent terminal unit and transmits a result data of said analysis to said intelligent terminal unit is provided; and

a data communication is performed between said intelligent terminal unit and said aggregation center.

7. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which said health management indicator is a body fat rate, and a data transmitted from said intelligent terminal unit is a data of the body fat rate calculated by said control unit.

8. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which said health management indicator is a body fat rate, and a data transmitted from said intelligent terminal unit is a data of the body fat rate stored in said memory unit.

9. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which, by the use of the receiving function of said intelligent terminal unit, various data transmitted from said aggregation center are displayed on said display means.

10. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which, by the use of the receiving function of said intelligent terminal unit, various data transmitted from said aggregation center are stored in said memory unit.

11. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which said health management indicator is a body fat rate, and a data transmitted from said aggregation center is a data indicating a desirable range of the body fat rate.

12. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which said health management indicator is a body fat rate, and a data transmitted from said aggregation center is a data indicating an amount of fat to be reduced.

13. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which a data transmitted from said aggregation center is a data indicating a quantity of exercise to be taken.

14. A health management system as claimed in claim 6, in which data transmitted from said aggregation center is data indicating an amount of a meal to be reduced.

15. A health management system comprising:

a probe unit attachable to predetermined portions of the body of a patient to detect predetermined biological parameters of the patient;

a connector section on a main body of an intelligent terminal unit, said probe unit being connectable to said connector section;

an activating unit which activates said probe unit connected to said connector section to cause said probe unit to detect said predetermined biological parameters of the patient;

a numeral input unit provided on said intelligent terminal unit;

a display unit provided on said intelligent terminal unit;

a switching means which switches a function as an intelligent terminal unit into a health management function and vice versa; and

a control unit which calculates a desired health management parameter of the patient on the basis of data input from said numeral input unit if it is required for calculating said desired health management parameter of the patient and said predetermined biological parameters detected by said probe unit and displays a calculated result on said display unit when said function is switched into said health management function by said switching unit.

16. A health management system as claimed in claim 15, in which said health management parameter is a blood pressure.

17. A health management system as claimed in claim 15, in which said health management parameter is a pulse rate.

18. A health management system characterized by that:

an intelligent terminal unit having a numeral input unit, a display unit, a transmitting and receiving function unit, a memory unit comprises;

a probe unit attachable to predetermined portions of the body of a patient to detect predetermined biological parameters of the patient;

a connector section to which said probe unit is connectable;

an activating unit which activates said probe unit connected to said connector section to cause said probe unit to detect said predetermined biological parameters of the patient;

a switching unit which switches a function as an intelligent terminal unit into a health management function and vice versa; and

a control unit which calculates a desired health management parameter of the patient on the basis of data input from said numeral input unit if it is required for calculating said desired health management parameter of the patient and said predetermined biological parameters detected by said probe unit and displays a calculated result on said display unit when said function is switched into said health management function by said switching unit;

an aggregation center which performs analysis based on a data from said intelligent terminal unit and transmits a result data of said analysis to said intelligent terminal unit is provided; and

a data communication is performed between said intelligent terminal unit and said aggregation center.

19. A health management system as claimed in claim 18, in which said health management parameter is a blood pressure.

20. A health management system as claimed in claim 18, in which said health management parameter is a pulse rate.