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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2008
Takehiro Hamaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Shojiro Oku, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshitake Oshima, Kyoto, JP;
Toshikazu Shiga, Otsu, JP;
Takehiro Hamaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Shojiro Oku, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshitake Oshima, Kyoto, JP;
Toshikazu Shiga, Otsu, JP;
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A visceral fat measurement device includes a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair to be arranged in a body axis direction at a back surface of an abdomen of a subject; a current generation unit for flowing current between electrodes of the first electrode pair; a potential difference detection unit for detecting a potential difference between electrodes of the second electrode pair current is flowed between the electrodes of the first electrode pair; and a visceral fat mass calculation part for calculating visceral fat mass of the subject based on the detected potential difference between the electrodes of the second electrode pair.