Impedance measurement devices, systems, and methods
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an impedance-measurement circuit including a set of electrodes, the impedance-measurement circuit configured and arranged to obtain a plurality of impedance-measurement signals via the set of electrodes while each of the electrodes is concurrently contacting a user, the set of electrodes including a plurality of electrodes configured and arranged in a pattern to mitigate sensitivity to foot placement and for contacting one foot of the user while the user is standing and including at least one other electrode configured and arranged for contacting the user at a location that does not include the one foot, at least one of the impedance-measurement signals being characterized as obtained within the one foot and another of the impedance-measurement signals being characterized as obtained between the one foot and the location that does not include the one foot; and
a second circuit configured and arranged to determine a plurality of pulse characteristic signals based on the plurality of impedance-measurement signals, by determining one of the pulse characteristic signals from one of the impedance-measurement signals and using the one of the pulse characteristic signals as a timing reference to extract and process another of the pulse characteristic signals.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward obtaining a plurality of impedance-measurement signals while a set of at least three electrodes are concurrently contacting a user. Additionally, various aspects of the present disclosure include determining a plurality of pulse characteristic signals based on the plurality of impedance-measurement signals. One of the pulse characteristic signals is extracted from one of the impedance-measurement signals and is used as a timing reference to extract and process another of the pulse characteristic signals.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an impedance-measurement circuit including a set of electrodes, the impedance-measurement circuit configured and arranged to obtain a plurality of impedance-measurement signals via the set of electrodes while each of the electrodes is concurrently contacting a user, the set of electrodes including a plurality of electrodes configured and arranged in a pattern to mitigate sensitivity to foot placement and for contacting one foot of the user while the user is standing and including at least one other electrode configured and arranged for contacting the user at a location that does not include the one foot, at least one of the impedance-measurement signals being characterized as obtained within the one foot and another of the impedance-measurement signals being characterized as obtained between the one foot and the location that does not include the one foot; and a second circuit configured and arranged to determine a plurality of pulse characteristic signals based on the plurality of impedance-measurement signals, by determining one of the pulse characteristic signals from one of the impedance-measurement signals and using the one of the pulse characteristic signals as a timing reference to extract and process another of the pulse characteristic signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a base unit including a platform area; a set of electrodes including a plurality of electrodes configured and arranged in a pattern to mitigate sensitivity to foot placement over the platform area for contacting one foot of a user and including at least one other electrode configured and arranged for contacting the user at a location along a lower limb of the user that does not include the one foot; and pulse-processing circuitry communicatively coupled to, and configured and arranged with, the set of electrodes to obtain a plurality of impedance-measurement signals while each of the electrodes is concurrently contacting the user and to determine a plurality of pulse characteristic signals based on the plurality of impedance-measurement signals, at least one of the impedance-measurement signals characterized as being obtained within the one foot and another of the impedance-measurement signals characterized as being obtained between the one foot and the location along a lower limb of the user that does not include the one foot, and extract one of the pulse characteristic signals from one of the impedance-measurement signals and use the extracted one of the pulse characteristic signals as a timing reference to extract and process another of the pulse characteristic signals. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a base unit including a platform area; a set of electrodes including a plurality of electrodes configured and arranged in a pattern to mitigate sensitivity to foot placement over the platform area for contacting a user at a limb extremity, and including at least one other electrode configured and arranged for contacting the user at a different location; and pulse-processing circuitry communicatively coupled to, and configured and arranged with, the set of electrodes to; obtain a plurality of impedance-measurement signals while each of the electrodes is concurrently contacting the user, at least one of the impedance-measurement signals being characterized as obtained within the limb extremity and another of the impedance-measurement signals being characterized as obtained between the limb extremity and the different-location, determine a plurality of pulse characteristic signals based on the plurality of impedance-measurement signals, and extract one of the pulse characteristic signals from one of the impedance-measurement signals and use the one of the pulse characteristic signals as a timing reference to extract and process another of the pulse characteristic signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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