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(11) EP 1 874 185 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
09.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/02

(21) Application number: 06727825.9

(22) Date of filing: 04.04.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/053(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2006/051026
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/111877 (26.10.2006 Gazette 2006/43)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(30) Priority: 19.04.2005 EP 05103133

(71) Applicants:
  • Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
    20099 Hamburg (DE)

    DE 
  • Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

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

(72) Inventors:
  • WAFFENSCHMIDT, Eberhard, Philips IP&Standards GmbH
    52066 Aachen (DE)
  • IGNEY, Claudia H., Philips IP&Standards GmbH
    52066 Aachen (DE)
  • BRAUERS, Andreas, Philips IP&Standards GmbH
    52066 Aachen (DE)
  • NAUJOKAT, Elke, Philips IP&Standards GmbH
    52066 Aachen (DE)

(74) Representative: Schouten, Marcus Maria et al
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


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