Apparatus and method for obtaining data for diagnosing condition of living body using uhf signal

Abstract

An apparatus and method for obtaining data for diagnosing the condition of a living body without harming living tissue using an ultrahigh frequency (UHF) signal includes a signal transmitter, a signal receiver, and a signal processor. Signal transmitter generates a UHF signal and radiates the UHF signal at a first of two acupuncture points of a living body. The signal receiver receives a UHF signal emitted from a second acupuncture point, detects and outputs the magnitude of the received UHF signal. The signal processor compares the detected magnitude of the received UHF signal with a magnitude of the UHF signal generated by the signal transmitter, calculates from the result of comparing and recording a conductivity of each of the acupuncture sections when the UHF signal passes through the corresponding acupuncture section, calculates 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 channels, using at least two recorded conductivities of the respective acupuncture sections, and outputs the result of calculation as data for diagnosing the condition of the living body.