Patent ID: 6735469
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61B,A61H

Abstract:
An apparatus for obtaining data for diagnosing the condition of a living body using an ultrahigh frequency (UHF) signal, the apparatus comprising:a signal transmitter for generating a UHF signal having a frequency in an ultrahigh frequency band and radiating the generated UHF signal at a first point which is one of two acupuncture points which exist on each of at least two acupuncture sections of a living body, said sections being located on one or more acupuncture channels, a signal receiver for receiving a UHF signal emitted from a second point which is the other one of the two acupuncture points, detecting the magnitude of the received UHF signal, and outputting the detected magnitude; and a signal processor for comparing the detected magnitude of the received UHF signal with a magnitude of the UHF signal generated by the signal transmitter, calculating from the result of comparison and recording a conductivity of each of the acupuncture sections when the UHF signal passes through the corresponding acupuncture section, calculating at least one of a first variation, which indicates a degree of variation in conductivities of the acupuncture sections, and a second variation, which indicates a degree of variation in conductivities for a plurality of said acupuncture channels, using at least two recorded conductivities of the respective acupuncture sections, and outputting the result of calculation as data for diagnosing the condition of the living body.