Patent ID: 6369337
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A61B,G01G

Abstract:
A scale comprising:a right-foot-use electrode part including an electrode to electrically contact the sole of the right foot of a person; a left-foot-use electrode part including an electrode to electrically contact the sole of the left foot of the person; and an impedance measuring part, connected to said right-foot-use electrode part and said left-foot-use electrode part, for measuring impedance of the person via the sole of the right foot of the person being in contact with said electrode of said right-foot-use electrode part and the sole of the left foot of the person being in contact with said electrode of said left-foot-use electrode part, wherein said right-foot-use electrode part and said left-foot-use electrode part are movably associated with each other such that a distance between said right-foot-use electrode part and said left-foot-use electrode part can be adjusted.