Health indicator measuring device

• US 6,685,654 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2001
• Issued: 02/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Misaki
• Original Assignee: Misaki
• Inventors: Yoshimura, Akira, Mori, Satoru, Machiyama, Toshihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): EVANS, ROBIN OCTAVIA
• Application Number:
  US09/852,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20010053883A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/547, 600/587
• US Class Current: 600/587
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/224 Measuring muscular strength
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4869 Determining body composition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

This health indicator measuring device includes an arithmetical operation means for computing data of a lean body per body height or a data of a body fat per body height on the basis of the respective data of body weight, body fat and body height. The health indicator measuring device has the capability of measuring a qualitative aspect or a quantitative aspect of muscle of a person to be measured and outputting indicators of a health year equivalent and an advice data on practical fitness for health related to the function of the body measured.

Claims

1. A health indicator measuring device comprising:

a means for inputting data of body weight, body fat and body height;

an arithmetical operation means for computing data of a lean body per body height or data of body fat per body height from the data input; and

an output means for outputting computed data of a lean body per body height or computed data of body fat per body height.

2. A health indicator measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the means for inputting data, the arithmetical operation means and the output means are integrally provided.

3. A health indicator measuring device, comprising:

a physical function measuring means for measuring a qualitative aspect or a quantitative aspect of muscle of a person to be measured,

an arithmetical operation means for computing function of the body on the basis of the physical function of the body measured by said physical function measuring means; and

an output means for outputting a function indicator computed by said arithmetical operation means.

4. The health indicator measuring device according to claim 3, wherein said output means outputs the function indicator computed on the basis of the physical function of the body measured in relation to age.

5. The health indicator measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the output means is capable of comparing the function indicator computed on the basis of the physical function of the body measured with preset standard indicators and to output data of the difference therebetween.

6. The health indicator measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the output means is capable of comparing the function indicator computed on the basis of the physical function of the body measured with preset standard indicators at selected ages and to output an equivalent age to a closest indicator as an indicator of a health year equivalent.

7. The health indicator measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the output means has the capability of outputting advice data on practical fitness for health related to the physical function of the body measured.

8. The health indicator measuring device according to claim 3, wherein said physical function measuring means measures muscle strength of a person to be measured.

9. The health indicator measuring device according to claim 8, wherein said physical function measuring means measures at least one of instantaneous muscle power and muscle staying power.