Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Trunk width measuring unit and visceral fat measuring device
- Patent Title (中): 躯干宽度测量单元和内脏脂肪测量装置
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Application No.: US13023104Application Date: 2011-02-08
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Publication No.: US08355778B2Publication Date: 2013-01-15
- Inventor: Takehiro Hamaguchi , Hiromichi Karo , Yasuaki Murakawa , Tomoya Ijiri , Shojiro Oku
- Applicant: Takehiro Hamaguchi , Hiromichi Karo , Yasuaki Murakawa , Tomoya Ijiri , Shojiro Oku
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2008-243167 20080922
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00

Abstract:
To provide a trunk width measuring unit capable of improving reliability of measurement precision, and a visceral fat measuring device. The trunk width measuring unit is provided with a first contact portion to be brought into contact with an upper surface of a trunk of a user in a supine position, a second contact portion to be brought into contact with one of side surfaces of the trunk, a third contact portion to be brought into contact with the other side surface of the trunk, and a trunk width calculating unit for calculating vertical width and horizontal width of the trunk from height from an upper surface of a bed to a contact position of the first contact portion and a distance between the second contact portion and the third contact portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110137198A1 TRUNK WIDTH MEASURING UNIT AND VISCERAL FAT MEASURING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2011-06-09
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