Global Patent Index - EP 1874185 A1

EP 1874185 A1 20080109 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCTIVELY MEASURING THE BIO-IMPEDANCE OF A USER'S BODY

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCTIVELY MEASURING THE BIO-IMPEDANCE OF A USER'S BODY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM INDUKTIVEN MESSEN DER BIOIMPEDANZ DES KÖRPERS EINES BENUTZERS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE MESURE INDUCTIVE DE LA BIOIMPEDANCE DU CORPS DE L'UTILISATEUR

Publication

EP 1874185 A1 20080109 (EN)

Application

EP 06727825 A 20060404

Priority

  • IB 2006051026 W 20060404
  • EP 05103133 A 20050419
  • EP 06727825 A 20060404

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006111877A1] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user' s body. In order to provide a reliable method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user's body (14) it is suggested to use the capacitor (5) of the measuring circuit as a resonant capacitive shield for electrically shielding the sensor inductor (2) of the circuit. Therewith the number of structural components is reduced. Thus also the number of possible failures is reduced, leading to a very reliable technique for measuring of bio-impedance.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/053 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 5/053 (2013.01); A61B 2562/182 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006111877A1

Citation (examination)

US 2003120262 A1 20030626 - WIELAND MANFRED [DE], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006111877 A1 20061026; CN 101160093 A 20080409; EP 1874185 A1 20080109; JP 2008536606 A 20080911

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2006051026 W 20060404; CN 200680012816 A 20060404; EP 06727825 A 20060404; JP 2008507211 A 20060404