Patent ID: 6280396
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A body composition analyzer for determining the total body water content of a subject, comprising:a mounting structure;first and second pairs of electrodes, said pairs of electrodes being mounted on opposite lateral sides of said mounting structure, and disposed for simultaneous gripping of both pairs of electrodes by a subject;means for supplying a high frequency alternating current signal across one of said first pair of electrodes and one of said second pair of electrodes, so that said signal passes through the body of the subject;means for measuring the impedance of the body of the subject across the second of said first pair of electrodes and the second of said second pair of electrodes, and for providing an impedance signal responsive thereto; anda controller for receiving input information including at least the height, weight, gender, and general physical condition of the subject, and for processing said impedance signal responsive to said input information to determine the total body water content of the subject; whereinsaid body composition analyzer is integrated with an electronic weighing scale and receives said input information concerning the weight of the subject directly from said scale.