Patent ID: 6551257
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A bioelectrical impedance measuring apparatus provided with,a handgrip, a current source for supplying a measuring current into a body of a person under test via a current supplying electrode in contact with a palm of the person; a voltage measuring unit for measuring a voltage on a voltage measuring electrode; and an arithmetic unit for calculating a bioelectrical impedance of the person based on said current and said voltage, comprising: the handgrip including a cylindrical grip section on which said current supplying electrode and said voltage measuring electrode are disposed each in parallel to an axis of said grip section, in positions symmetrical to each other with respect to said axis of said grip section, and extending only partially around said axis of said grip section; and said cylindrical grip section gradually increasing in diameter from a portion thereof that is in contact with a thumb and a index fingers of the person toward a portion thereof that is in contact with a little finger of the person.