Female physical condition managing apparatus

• US 6,725,088 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2001
• Issued: 04/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tanito Corporation
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Sato, Kazue, Baba, Michiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FOREMAN, JONATHAN M
• Application Number:
  US09/968,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20030073923A1
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: 600/547, 600/551, 600/587, 600/591
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0012 Ovulation-period determination for animals A61D17/002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0016 based on measurement of electric currents, e.g. conductivity tests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is a female physical condition managing apparatus comprising: a bioelectrical impedance-meter; a memory for storing the so determined values of bioelectrical impedance; a decision-making unit for making a decision about the physical or mental condition of a woman on the basis of the time series analysis, which is made on the variation of the determined values of bioelectrical impedance; and a display showing the physical or mental condition of the woman in the form of graphs. This permits women to realize quickly what physical or mental condition they are put in. The female physical condition includes the premenstrual syndrome.

Claims

1. A female physical condition managing apparatus comprising:

an input unit which receives a menstruation beginning day;

a plurality of pairs of electrodes which can be applied to selected points of an outer layer of the skin of a female;

a bioelectrical impedance-meter which determines the value of bioelectrical impedance appearing between one of said pairs of electrodes;

a memory for storing the so determined values of bioelectrical impedance; and

a decision-making unit which regards the menstruation beginning day as a beginning day of a menstruation period, and determines a beginning day of a good condition period and a steady period based on the determined values of bioelectrical impedance and the menstruation beginning day, and indicates a level of feeling, a body condition level, a skin condition level and a pheromone level in the menstruation period, good condition period, and steady period in terms of the number of days counted from the beginning day of each period.

2. A female physical condition managing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the body condition level includes a level of lassitude.

3. A female physical condition managing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a display showing at least one of the level of feeling, the body condition level, the skin condition level and the pheromone level in the form of graphs.

4. A female physical condition managing apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the graphs include at least one of bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs and radar charts.

5. A female physical condition managing apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs and radar charts are given in two or three dimensional form.

6. A female physical condition managing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display showing at least one of the level of feeling, the body condition level, the skin condition level, and the pheromone level in the form of graphs.

7. A female physical condition managing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the graphs include at least one of bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs and radar charts.

8. A female physical condition managing apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs and radar charts are given in two or three dimensional form.