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Wearable body-fat sensor

  • US 6,718,200 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2002
  • Issued: 04/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for detecting the body-fat composition of a person, comprising:

  • a wearable body structure, of flexible material, having an inner surface;

    a flexible electrical conductor affixed to said inner surface, said conductor having a first-end portion and a second-end portion;

    an electronic circuit having at least one pair of electrodes electrically and mechanically affixed to said inner surface of said wearable body structure, said pairs of electrodes being electrically coupled to said first end of said electrical conductor and said second end of said electrical conductor;

    a weight sensor for measuring the weight of said person; and

    , said electronic circuit operative to determine the body-fat composition based on the impedance measured across said pairs of electrodes, the weight of said person, and a predetermined data relating to said person.

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