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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1998
Yamato Scale Co. Ltd.,, Akashi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a small-sized body fat determining device capable of easily determining a body fat ratio. A first electrode pair (,) and a second electrode pair (,) are provided on upper left and right sides of a surface (,) and a back face (,) of a card body (,) of a card type electronic calculator, respectively. The first electrode pair (,) includes a first measuring electrode (,) provided on the surface (,) of the card body (,), and a first current path forming electrode (,) provided on the back face (,) of the card body (,). The second electrode pair (,) includes a second measuring electrode (,) provided on the surface (,) of the card body (,), and a second current path forming electrode (,) provided on the back face (,) of the card body (,). An impedance between the first measuring electrode (,) and the second measuring electrode (,) is measured by impedance measuring means provided in the card body (,).