Patent ID: 7445600

Claim:
A blood pressure and body fat measurement method, comprising: (1) using a blood pressure measurement apparatus, said blood pressure measurement apparatus comprising: a tubular or semi-tubular support member having an inner surface and an outer surface; and an inflatable cuff for receiving a subject's arm; and (2) using a body fat analyzer, said body fat analyzer comprising: a first infrared emitting diode for emitting infrared radiation having a single wavelength; a second infrared emitting diode for emitting infrared radiation having a single wavelength that is the same as the wavelength of the radiation emitted by the first infrared emitting diode; and a detector positioned midway or about midway between the first and second diodes, wherein said body fat analyzer is disposed such that when a subject places an arm fully into the inflatable cuff, the diodes are disposed next to a triceps region of the arm, said step of using the body fat analyzer comprises inserting an arm into the cuff in such a way that the diodes are disposed next to a triceps region of the arm, and said body fat analyzer measures body fat using only the single wavelength.