Patent ID: 7160257
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A61B,G01G

Abstract:
1. A health management device for pregnant women which comprises calculation means and determination means; wherein the calculation means calculates the amount of change in body fat and the amount of change in total body water between a non-pregnant period and the time of measurement based on the amount of increase in body weight between the non-pregnant period and the time of measurement; wherein the determination means determines the health condition of a pregnant woman based on the calculated amount of change in body fat and amount of change in total body water; wherein the calculation means obtains the amount of change in body fat between the non-pregnant period and the time of measurement by multiplying the amount of increase in body weight between the non-pregnant period and the time of measurement by a first predetermined ratio and obtains the amount of change in total body water between the non-pregnant period and the time of measurement by multiplying the amount of increase in body weight between the non-pregnant period and the time of measurement by a second predetermined ratio; and wherein the first predetermined ratio is about 58%.