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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin A Kelly, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Danninger Medical Technology, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128734 ;
Abstract
An analyzer determines the amount of body fat on a patient by using a measurement of body impedence is based upon the nature of the conduction of an applied electrical current in the human body. The analyzer has a constant current source circuit for inducing a high frequency low-voltage signal in the body, and magnitude and phase detection circuits for measuring the magnitude and phase shift of the induced signal.