Body composition measuring apparatus
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A body composition measuring apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes to be in contact with a plurality of predetermined parts, associated respectively with said electrodes, of the body of a subject;
a hold portion that can be held in a hand of said subject, the hold portion comprising a display unit to display body composition data;
a cable having one end connected to said hold portion;
a rest portion on which a foot of said subject can be rested,said rest portion comprising,a receptacle for receiving the hold portion, such that when the hold portion is received in the receptacle the hold portion is substantially encased in the rest portion,a reel portion connected to the other end of said cable for winding said cable,a first detection unit for detecting a draw-out extent to which said cable is drawn out from said reel portion, anda second detection unit for detecting an angle formed by said rest portion and said cable proximate to a top surface of the rest portion;
said body composition measuring apparatus further comprisinga first part-length calculation unit for calculating the part length of a body part of said subject based on said draw-out extent detected by said first detection unit and said angle detected by said second detection unit;
a first measurement unit for measuring impedance of said body part by using said plurality of electrodes; and
a first body composition calculation unit for calculating body composition of said body part based on said calculated part length and said measured impedance.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
There are provided a hold portion that can be held in a hand of a subject, a cable having one end connected to the hold portion, and a rest portion on which a foot of the subject can be rested. The rest portion includes a reel portion connected to the other end of the cable for winding the cable, a first detection unit for detecting a draw-out extent to which the cable is drawn out from the reel portion, and a second detection unit for detecting an angle formed by the rest portion and the cable. Based on the detected draw-out extent and angle, the part length of a body part of the subject is calculated.
6 Citations
14 Claims
-
1. A body composition measuring apparatus comprising:
-
a plurality of electrodes to be in contact with a plurality of predetermined parts, associated respectively with said electrodes, of the body of a subject; a hold portion that can be held in a hand of said subject, the hold portion comprising a display unit to display body composition data; a cable having one end connected to said hold portion; a rest portion on which a foot of said subject can be rested, said rest portion comprising, a receptacle for receiving the hold portion, such that when the hold portion is received in the receptacle the hold portion is substantially encased in the rest portion, a reel portion connected to the other end of said cable for winding said cable, a first detection unit for detecting a draw-out extent to which said cable is drawn out from said reel portion, and a second detection unit for detecting an angle formed by said rest portion and said cable proximate to a top surface of the rest portion; said body composition measuring apparatus further comprising a first part-length calculation unit for calculating the part length of a body part of said subject based on said draw-out extent detected by said first detection unit and said angle detected by said second detection unit; a first measurement unit for measuring impedance of said body part by using said plurality of electrodes; and a first body composition calculation unit for calculating body composition of said body part based on said calculated part length and said measured impedance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A body composition measuring apparatus comprising:
-
a plurality of electrodes to be in contact with a plurality of predetermined parts, associated respectively with said electrodes, of the body of a subject; a hold portion having a first portion to be held by a first hand of the subject and a second portion to be held by the second hand of the subject; a cable having one end connected to said hold portion; a rest portion having a first portion on which a first foot of the subject is to be placed and a second portion on which a second foot of the subject is to be placed, said rest portion including a reel portion connected to the other end of said cable for winding said cable, a first detection unit for detecting a draw-out extent to which said cable is drawn out from said reel portion, and a second detection unit for detecting an angle formed by said rest portion and said cable at a position substantially between the first and second portions of the rest portion;
said body composition measuring apparatus further comprisinga first part-length calculation unit for calculating the part length of a body part of said subject based on said draw-out extent detected by said first detection unit and said angle detected by said second detection unit; a first measurement unit for measuring impedance of said body part by using said plurality of electrodes; and a first body composition calculation unit for calculating body composition of said body part based on said calculated part length and said measured impedance, wherein said plurality of electrodes comprises, a plurality of hand electrodes positioned on the first portion of the hold portion, a plurality of hand electrodes positioned on the second portion of the hold portion, a plurality of foot electrodes positioned on the first portion of the rest portion, and a plurality of foot electrodes positioned on the second portion of the rest portion, wherein the portion of the cable connected to the hold portion is positioned between the first and second portions of the hold portion, and wherein the reel portion is positioned between the first and second portions of the rest portion.
-
Specification