| OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120136262 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND A METHOD FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT BY USING AN ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff containing an air bladder, an air charger, an air discharger, a pressure sensor, a memory; a display, and CPU for executing programs stored in the memory and calculating a blood pressure value based on the pressure changes within the air bladder. The CPU further includes an estimation processing part for calculating an estimated blood pressure value based on the pressure change within the air bladder during the inflation of the air bladder at a first rate, a measurement processing part for measuring a blood pressure value based on the pressure change within the air bladder during the deflation of the air bladder at a second rate, and a determination processing part for comparing the estimated blood pressure value with the reference blood pressure value and determining whether the estimated blood pressure value is within a predetermined range from the reference blood pressure value. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120130259 | BLOOD PRESSURE METER - In a blood pressure monitor, when a main unit is mounted on a mounting surface such as a desk, a bulging region of a first tube and a bulging region of a second tube, both located at a rear surface of the main unit, come into contact with the mounting surface. This can avoid the main unit from sliding even when the main unit is pulled by the first and second tubes. Consequently, a blood pressure monitor has a configuration in which the main unit is less likely to slide over the mounting surface even when the main unit is pulled by tubes connected to the main unit. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120123281 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER - In a sphygmomanometer, an elbow detection mechanism that detects the placement of a measurement subject's elbow is provided in a portion of a cuff unit above a rotation axis. Because the elbow detection mechanism is provided in the portion of the cuff unit above the rotation axis on the biological member (upper arm) exit side, the distance L between the elbow detection mechanism and the biological member (upper arm) exit of the cuff unit can be kept constant even when the cuff unit rotates. This enables providing a sphygmomanometer that has a mechanism for changing the inclination angle of the cuff unit relative to a base and includes a mechanism for achieving a constant distance between the elbow detection mechanism and the entrance of the cuff unit regardless of the inclination angle of the cuff unit. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120116719 | BODY MOVEMENT DETECTION DEVICE - Information representing an activity intensity computed from a measured step count is transmitted from a first pedometer to a second pedometer as step count-related information. In the second pedometer, walking compatibility is determined based on the difference between the activity intensity in the first pedometer and the activity intensity in the second pedometer, and the determination result is displayed on both pedometers. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120101771 | WALKING POSTURE DETERMINATION APPARATUS - In a pedometer serving as a walking posture determination apparatus, horizontal-axis acceleration data is synchronized with and superimposed on vertical-axis acceleration data so as to extract vertical-axis acceleration in a right foot walking period and vertical-axis acceleration in a left foot walking period. Then, the difference YR−YL between the maximum amplitude YR of right foot acceleration and the maximum amplitude YL of left foot acceleration, or the ratio YR/YL therebetween is calculated as an index value to be used in a stride length determination. The pedometer then references pre-stored associations between index values and stride length levels, and determines the stride length level associated with the calculated index value to be the stride length level of the measurement subject. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120095353 | PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A pulse wave analysis device stores a pulse waveform for multiple beats, and calculates a pulse wave analysis index by analyzing the pulse waveform for multiple beats. In the calculation of the pulse wave analysis index, pulse waveform shapes of each beat that constitute the pulse waveform for multiple beats are integrated, and beats for which a degree of approximation between the integrated pulse waveform shape and the pulse waveform shape of the beat is low are excluded as targets of calculation of the pulse wave analysis index. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120071768 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure information measurement device includes light emitting elements and light receiving elements as a plurality of pairs of first and second sensors in a cuff. While the cuff pressure is increased, combinations of the plurality of pairs of the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements are switched, and volume pulse waves are obtained from each of the combinations. After increasing the cuff pressure, for each of the volume pulse waves corresponding to the combinations, a specific volume value at a point where the amount of volume change becomes maximal is extracted. Thereafter, based on values corresponding to the maximum and minimum blood pressure and the specific volume value, the sensors for measurement are determined. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120036657 | ELECTRICAL TOOTHBRUSH - An electrical toothbrush includes an electrical toothbrush main body including a drive source of a brush; an orientation sensor configured to detect an orientation of the electrical toothbrush main body; and a controller configured to switch an operation mode of the electrical toothbrush according to a result of comparing an orientation value, which is a value calculated from an output of the orientation sensor, and a threshold value set in advance. A threshold value used for switching determination from an operation mode to an operation mode, and a threshold value used for switching determination from the operation mode to the operation mode are set to different values. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120016596 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A measurement result management system suited for storing biological information measured with a measuring equipment in a server is provided. The measurement result management system includes a measuring equipment for measuring and transmitting biological information, and a server for receiving the biological information from the measuring equipment and storing the same, wherein the measuring equipment performs a step of transmitting authentication related information related to authentication of the measuring equipment when transmitting the biological information with a communication unit, and the server performs a step of carrying out authentication based on the authentication related information, and steps of storing the biological information acquired through a communication unit in a storage unit regardless of whether the authentication result of the step of carrying out authentication based on authentication related information is positive or negative. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120004570 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - To accurately acquire body composition information using data acquired by another device. Thus, there is provided a body composition monitor with scale including a communication unit for allowing input of biological component information (cross-sectional area, site length, subcutaneous fat percentage, visceral fat percentage, etc.) of a living body measured with another device such as an MRI, where step of calculating the body composition of the living body based on the biological component information, an impedance detected by an impedance detection unit, and a weight measured by a load detection unit is executed. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004560 | CUFF FOR BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A cuff for a sphygmomanometer includes an air bladder for compressing a living body, an exterior cover including the air bladder, and a fixing unit arranged in the exterior cover. A portion closer to an end of the exterior cover is inserted between a roller arranged in the fixing unit and a stopper, and is fixed by being pushed against the roller by the stopper. The roller is rotatable only in a direction of reducing the size of the annular portion of the exterior cover. Accordingly, the cuff for the sphygmomanometer has a simple configuration, is inexpensively manufactured, and easily carries out and stably reproduces attachment with respect to the upper arm. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004558 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Average blood pressure data of a morning time zone of every week and average blood pressure data of a night time zone of every week calculated by an average calculation portion are stored in a memory by performing blood pressure measurement. An every-week processing portion alternately switches and displays the average blood pressure data of the morning time zone and the average blood pressure data of the night time zone read from the memory based on an instruction input through an operation unit on a display unit every three seconds, or the like. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110319770 | FUNCTION ADDING MODULE - A function adding module includes a connection portion for connection to an existing blood pressure meter with an air tube and a connection portion for connection to a cuff with an air tube. The function adding module calculates a pressure value by detecting a change in internal pressure of the cuff using an embedded pressure sensor. The function adding module has a memory function and stores the calculated blood pressure value in a memory. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110306888 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CONTROL METHOD - When a start timing of an individual measurement control arrives, the pressurization control is started and a maximum blood pressure (blood pressure characteristic value) is estimated based on blood pressure characteristics information obtained during the pressurization control. The presence or absence of blood pressure fluctuation is determined based on the maximum blood pressure estimated this time and the (estimated) maximum blood pressure up to the previous times. The actual measurement process of the blood pressure is executed when determined that the blood pressure fluctuation is present. The actual measurement process is canceled when determined that the blood pressure fluctuation is absent. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110301916 | WEIGHT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A weight management device enabling the user to check the daily target indicating to what extent the weight fluctuation in the current day is to be maintained, so that the user can carry out the management of the daily weight fluctuation according to the plan, and the satisfaction level of the user can be enhanced. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301476 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - In a sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure according to a volume compensation method, an upper arm V | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301475 | VOLTAGE-FREQUENCY CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A resistor element is arranged between an input terminal and a node. A switch element is arranged between the node and a ground voltage, and is conducted according to a voltage level of the node. A resistor element is arranged between the nodes. A resistor element is arranged between the node and one side of the input node of an NOR circuit. A capacitor is connected between the nodes. The input node of the NOR circuit is connected to the node through the resistor element and a ground voltage. The input node of an NOR circuit is connected to an output node of the NOR circuit and the ground voltage. The input node of the NOR circuit is connected to the node and the ground voltage. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110295547 | BODY MOTION DETECTION DEVICE - The invention improves a degree of freedom of a usage mode and improves measurement accuracy. An exercise amount meter main body including an acceleration detection unit for detecting acceleration, and a calculation unit for executing a body motion calculating process for calculating body motion of a living body based on acceleration data, further includes an attachment/detachment guide for allowing a belt type attachment body and a clip type attachment body to be attached or detached, wherein the calculation unit executes an attachment/detachment detection process for detecting attachment or detachment from the change in acceleration that appears in the acceleration data when attaching or detaching the belt type attachment body or the clip type attachment body to or from the attachment/detachment guide, and executes the body motion calculating process based on the detected attachment/detachment while switching to a mode complying with a state after the attachment/detachment. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295145 | BODY COMPOSITION MONITOR, MEASUREMENT RESULT OUTPUT METHOD, AND MEASUREMENT RESULT OUTPUT PROGRAM PRODUCT - A body composition monitor calculates a body composition value of a whole body and a body composition value by site of a user using a plurality of electrodes, and calculates a site ratio representing a ratio of the body composition value by site with respect to the body composition value of the whole body. A process of outputting ratio information (site ratio and/or evaluation index of site ratio) related to the calculated site ratio is then carried out. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295144 | HEALTH MANAGING DEVICE - In an abdominal fat measuring device that is a health managing device, vertical and horizontal widths of the abdomen of a subject are measured, and an ellipse defined by such widths is defined as an outer shape ellipse. The abdominal fat measuring device stores in advance an image representing the subcutaneous fat of the abdominal back side as an additional image in association with a proportion of the visceral fat mass and the subcutaneous fat mass. In the abdominal fat measuring device, the corresponding image is extracted from the stored additional images from the measured proportion of the visceral fat mass and the subcutaneous fat mass of the subject, added to the outer shape ellipse, and then a figure representing the measured fat free mass, visceral fat mass, and subcutaneous fat mass is drawn and displayed in the outer shape ellipse. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295130 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE INCLUDING CUFF TO BE WRAPPED AROUND MEASUREMENT SITE - A blood pressure measurement device includes a wrapping strength detecting portion for detecting a wrapping strength of a cuff with respect to a measurement site. The wrapping strength detecting portion detects the wrapping strength of the cuff prior to calculation of a blood pressure value by a blood pressure calculation unit. That is, the wrapping strength of the cuff is detected based on a relationship indicated by a volume change ΔV | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290241 | NEBULIZERS AND FUNCTION UNITS ATTACHABLE TO NEBULIZER - A nebulizer includes a main body unit, an atomization unit, and a breath detection unit, which is a function unit for realizing an additional function of the nebulizer. The main body unit and the atomization unit are separable. The atomization unit includes a storage section for storing the medicinal solution, and an atomizing section for spraying the medicinal solution by atomizing the medicinal solution in the storage section. The main body unit includes a control circuit for performing control to operate the atomizing section. The breath detection unit is attachable between the main body unit and the atomization unit. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110282224 | PULSE WAVE ANALYZER AND PULSE WAVE ANALYZING METHOD - In a pulse wave analyzer, a local maximum point of a fourth order differentiated wave of the pulse wave of one beat is acquired, and a maximum point of a reflection wave of the local maximum points of the fourth order differentiation existing in a zone of an original waveform is determined as a starting point of a reflection wave zone that is a first characteristic point. With 10% of the amplitude of the first characteristic as a threshold value, a time point at which the amplitude reaches the threshold value after the relevant point is determined as an ending point of the reflection wave zone that is a second characteristic point. The duration time of the reflection time of the time between the first characteristic point and the second characteristic point is calculated as an index useful in the diagnosis of heart disease. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282223 | DIAPHRAGM PUMP AND BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR - A diaphragm pump for achieving reduced pressure ripple of an exhausted gas is provided. The diaphragm pump is a pump for transporting a gas in accordance with change in volume of a pump chamber, and the diaphragm pump includes an exhaust valve permitting flow of the gas that flows out of the pump chamber and prohibiting a flow thereof in a reverse direction, an air chamber in which the gas that has flowed out of the pump chamber through the exhaust valve flows, an exhaust port through which the gas is exhausted to the outside of the diaphragm pump, and a through hole portion for restricting a flow rate of the gas that flows from the air chamber to the exhaust port. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282221 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A calibration device is connected to a sphygmomanometer with an air tube and a communication cable. When connection is detected, the calibration device closes a valve of the sphygmomanometer and its valve and applies pressure to the air tube to measure the pressure, and determines the air leakage of the sphygmomanometer based on the pressure change with an air leakage determination unit. The calibration device causes a pressure sensor of the sphygmomanometer to measure the inner pressure, receives the measurement result with the communication I/F, and determines the result of the equipment difference test of the sphygmomanometer based on a difference between the applied pressure and the inner pressure with an equipment difference determination unit. If determined that the equipment difference test is failure, a control signal is output to the sphygmomanometer to calibrate the output value of the pressure sensor in the calibration unit. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282220 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure information measurement device includes a servo control unit for performing a servo control of a pressure adjustment unit so that a value of an arterial volume signal matches a control target value and a fluctuation detection unit for detecting rapid fluctuation of the arterial volume signal at an initial stage during a period of the servo control. The fluctuation detection unit determines that the rapid fluctuation occurred when a control deviation representing a level of the arterial volume signal having the control target value as a reference becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined magnification of a reference deviation. The blood pressure information measurement device further includes an adjustment processing unit for adjusting a control amount of the pressure adjustment unit by the servo control unit so that an excessive response is not made when the rapid fluctuation is detected by the fluctuation detection unit. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110275946 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure measurement device includes a rotation center axis at a position where a distance from an upper arm inserting surface of a living body inserting housing to an elbow rest position center at a “second angle (θ2)=35 degrees”, which is an angle greater than a first angle, is greater than a distance from an upper arm inserting surface of a living body inserting housing to an elbow rest position center at the “first angle (θ1)=20 degrees”. With such a configuration, the blood pressure value can be measured with high accuracy, and the blood pressure measurement device enables the subject to perform the measurement comfortably in a natural position during the measurement. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110275918 | BODY FLUID COLLECTING DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY COLLECTING BODY FLUID AND BODY FLUID ANALYZER FOR ACCURATE ANALYSIS - In a body fluid analyzer, a body fluid extracting unit for holding medicine to promote discharge of body fluid and collecting body fluid is arranged at a lower surface of a body fluid collecting chip. A body fluid discharge promoting medicine storage unit is connected to a medicine injecting hole formed in the body fluid collecting chip. A test unit is arranged in the body fluid collecting chip, and the body fluid extracting unit and the test unit are connected by a body fluid feeding path. A discarding body fluid storage unit is connected to the exit of the body fluid feeding path. A medicine supplying mechanism including a pump is operatively connected. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110257540 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD - An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a central processing unit (CPU) that calculates a blood pressure calculation parameter by executing a predetermined calculation using a constant set in advance with respect to a change in a pressure pulse wave amplitude indicating a volume change of an artery at the time of blood pressure measurement. The CPU separately acquires measurement state related information related to a state of a user and/or a state of the cuff at the time of blood pressure measurement. When the measurement state related information is acquired, the CPU corrects the blood pressure calculation parameter by correcting the constant based on the measurement state related information. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110257539 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff to be attached to a blood pressure measurement site, a pump and a valve for adjusting a pressure to apply to the cuff, a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure of the cuff, a central processing unit (CPU) for calculating a blood pressure value from the cuff pressure, a memory for recording the blood pressure value, and an operation unit for carrying out a blood pressure measurement. The CPU corrects the calculated blood pressure value based on separately acquired correction information and acquires attachment condition information of the cuff as the correction information. When the attachment condition information is acquired as the correction information, the CPU corrects a blood pressure calculation parameter based on the attachment condition information. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110257538 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff to be attached to a blood pressure measurement site, a pump and a valve for adjusting pressure to be applied on the cuff, a pressure sensor for detecting pressure in the cuff, a central processing unit (CPU) for calculating a blood pressure value from the cuff pressure, a memory for recording the blood pressure value, and an operation unit for carrying out a blood pressure measurement. A measurement condition input switch acquires information related to a condition at the time of current blood pressure measurement, and the memory stores the condition as measurement record information along with the blood pressure value. The CPU acquires past measurement record information close to the condition at the time of the blood pressure measurement from the memory and corrects a blood pressure measurement parameter based on the measurement record information. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110251501 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff to be attached to a blood pressure measurement site, a pump and a valve for adjusting a pressure to be applied on the cuff, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure in the cuff, a central processing unit (CPU) for calculating a blood pressure value from the cuff pressure, a memory for recording the blood pressure value, and an operation unit for carrying out a blood pressure measurement. The CPU corrects the blood pressure value based on separately acquired correction information and acquires information on a quality of the measurement site as the correction information. When the information on the quality of the measurement site is acquired as the correction information, the CPU corrects the blood pressure calculation parameter based on the information on the quality of the measurement site. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110251500 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff to be attached to a blood pressure measurement site, a pump and a valve for adjusting a pressure to apply on the cuff, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of the cuff, a central processing unit (CPU) for calculating a blood pressure value from the cuff pressure, a memory for recording the blood pressure value, and an operation unit for performing a blood pressure measurement. Further, the CPU acquires information on an application voltage of the valve or the pump at a time of blood pressure measurement, and the information on the application voltage is stored in the memory. The CPU corrects the application voltage so that control of the valve or the pump is carried out based on the application voltage stored in the memory. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110251499 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - An electronic sphygmomanometer has a causing unit that causes a constant volume change in a cuff and a causing processing unit for controlling a drive of the causing unit for a period for which a first pressure control (for example, depressurization control) is made so as to execute a process for giving a constant volume change to the cuff. Further, the electronic sphygmomanometer includes a measurement control unit that controls based on a cuff pressure signal measurement of a pulse wave amplitude and a pressure change property with respect to the volume change. The electronic sphygmomanometer includes a correction processing unit that corrects the measured pulse wave amplitude based on the measured pressure change property and a blood pressure calculating unit that calculates a blood pressure value based on the corrected pulse wave amplitude. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110245696 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A power supply unit of an electronic sphygmomanometer includes a dry cell as a primary battery, a rechargeable battery as a secondary battery, and a power supply control circuit. A voltage detector detects a voltage (characteristic value) of the rechargeable battery, and a voltage detector detects the voltage of the dry cell. A switching control unit performs switching control of the dry cell and the rechargeable battery based on a detection result by the voltage detectors. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110245695 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a pressure control unit configured to conduct pressurization control on a cuff (pressure control toward a specific direction) and acquire a cuff pressure signal at a time of the pressurization control to thereby measure a pressure pulse wave; a displacement decision unit configured to decide whether displacement has occurred between a position of the cuff and a virtual position of the heart based on an output from an angle sensor when the pressurization control is being conducted; and a return processing unit configured to, when it is decided that displacement has occurred, stop the pressurization control and conduct depressurization control on the cuff to thereby return an intra-cuff pressure to a specific pressure value that denotes a pressure value before the occurrence of the displacement. The pressure control unit resumes the pressurization control after processing by the return processing unit. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110245694 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A blood pressure measurement apparatus detects a downward flexure of an arm rest and informs a user of the downward flexure on a display unit. By providing a partially color changing display or a blinking display on the display unit, the user is informed that a measurement posture is not good. The blood pressure measurement apparatus has an elbow rest with an arrangement that can easily prompt the user to be in a good posture for measurement. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110238326 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information acquiring system and a biological information acquiring method capable of enhancing the calculation accuracy to more accurately calculate the exercise effect information, and capable of enhancing the satisfaction level of the user. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110237963 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - An electronic sphygmomanometer determines whether a position of a measurement site falls within a proper range, and notifies whether the position of the measurement site falls within the proper range. When determination is made that a time in which the position of the measurement site falls within the proper range is not less than a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), measurement of a blood pressure is automatically started. When determination is made that a time in which the position of the measurement site is out of the proper range is not less than a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the measurement of the blood pressure is started. Further, whether the position of the measurement site falls within the proper range is notified while correlated with the measurement result. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110231152 | NUMBER-OF-STEP DETECTION SYSTEM, NUMBER-OF-STEP DETECTING METHOD, AND ACTIVITY METER - An object of the present invention is to provide a number-of-step detection system, a number-of-step detecting method, and a pedometer capable of accurately detecting the number of steps in correspondence with the walking characteristics of an individual. Vibration data acquired with a vibration data acquiring unit of a pedometer is transmitted from the pedometer to a server with a communication unit, and number-of-step decision criterion data suited for measuring the number of steps is calculated with the calculation unit of the server based on the vibration data. The number-of-step decision criterion data calculated in the server is transmitted from the server to the pedometer, and the number-of-step decision criterion data stored in the pedometer is updated to the number-of-step decision criterion data calculated by the server to accurately count the number of steps in correspondence with the walking characteristics of the individual. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110230774 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING INFORMATION REGARDING BLOOD PRESSURE - With a measurement device attached to the upper arm as a master, a measurement device, which is a slave, attached to the ankle is controlled to measure a pulse wave in synchronization. The measurement device on the master side obtains a measurement result from the measurement device on the slave side, and detects the appearance time difference of the pulse wave waveforms by synchronizing the pulse waves measured in both measurement devices, thereby calculating a Pulse Wave Velocity as the index of arterial sclerosis. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110230729 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MEASURING AT APPROPRIATE TIMING - A blood pressure measurement device includes a finger cuff for measuring a blood oxygen saturation level of a subject as physiological information excluding a blood pressure, a pulse wave detecting portion, and an oxygen saturation level calculating portion, where a start of blood pressure measurement in a sphygmomanometer is determined by a comparing and determining portion when a value becomes greater than or equal to a reference value. After the end of the measurement, a time limit for limiting the start of the blood pressure measurement is set. The comparing and determining portion determines not to start the blood pressure measurement within the time limit even if the blood oxygen saturation level becomes greater than or equal to the reference value. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226035 | WEIGHT MEASURING DEVICE - To correctly recognize the 0 kg state and to reduce the time required for weight measurement. A body composition meter including a load cell for measuring a weight includes step of performing a measurement of an output value of the load cell in an initial state on which a measuring target does not ride, a storage unit for storing a plurality of measured output values of the initial state, step for creating 0 kg reference value data when variation of the plurality of output values in the initial state is within a predetermined range, and step of measuring using the initial reference value when measuring the weight with the load cell. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110224561 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - An electronic sphygmomanometer acquires a patient ID and recommended site information read from an ID card before measurement. The recommended site indicating the site to be attached to a cuff of a left site or a right site is thereby specified for every person to be measured (patient ID). Thereafter, the site to be attached to the cuff is guided by notifying the specified recommended site to the person to be measured. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110224560 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER CUFF AND SPHYGMOMANOMETER PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A sphygmomanometer cuff is provided with an upper arm support stand arranged to support an upper arm, and an arm band arranged to be wound around the upper arm. The upper arm support stand includes an upper arm support surface arranged to support the upper arm while the upper arm is placed thereon, a winding mechanism arranged to pull one end of the arm band in the winding direction so as to wind a portion of the arm band close to the one end, and a hook arranged to engage a portion of the arm band close to another end pulled out from the winding mechanism against a pulling force applied by the winding mechanism. The upper arm supported on the upper arm support stand is tightened by the upper arm support surface and the portion of the arm band pulled out from the winding mechanism in a state where the portion of the arm band close to the other end is engaged with the hook. With such a configuration, the sphygmomanometer cuff is capable of being easily attached to the upper arm serving as a measurement site having a difference in size as well as repeating reliable winding around the upper arm in every measurement. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110224558 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MEASURING PULSE WAVE PROPAGATION SPEED AS BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION - In the measurement device, the blood pressure of the upper arm and the blood pressure of the lower limb are measured using cuffs attached to the upper arm and the lower limb (ankle), respectively. The pulse wave of the upper arm and the pulse wave of the lower limb are measured in synchronization using such cuffs. The upper arm-lower limb pulse wave propagation velocity (baPWV) is calculated based on the appearance time difference of the two pulse waves. The upper arm pulse wave propagation velocity (upper arm PWV) is calculated based on the appearance time difference of the ejection wave and the reflection wave in the upper arm pulse wave. If the values of such propagation velocities are different, a warning is issued. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110218447 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A manual pressurization electronic sphygmomanometer includes a specific component detection unit for detecting a synthetic wave of a manual fluctuation wave and a pressure pulse wave as a specific component from a cuff pressure signal obtained during pressurization; a derivation processing unit for deriving a pressurization target value based on the detection result of the specific component detection unit; and a display unit for notifying to urge pressurization up to the pressurization target value. The derivation processing unit calculates a pulse wave component based on the waveform before and after the specific component and the waveform of the specific component, and determines a value obtained by adding a predetermined value to the systolic blood pressure value estimated based on the amplitude of the pulse wave component as the pressurization target value. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218446 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED DISPLAY - Blood pressure data read from a storage unit is displayed using a blood pressure level bar divided into rectangular segments, and a numerical value of data in a display unit. During the blood pressure measurement, the blood pressure level bar and the numerical value are displayed according to the rise and fall of the detected blood pressure in the display unit. A reference value for determining high blood pressure is displayed in association with the blood pressure level bar. The person to be measured can grasp the blood pressure section to which the measured blood pressure corresponds based on the reference value. The person to be measured can readily grasp the transition of the blood pressure value with the blood pressure level bar even if the size of the display region of the display unit is small. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110213256 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - In a blood pressure measurement device, a force acts on one end side and the other end side of a cuff main body in a direction where an inner diameter of a tubular form is further reduced, so that a rotation shaft rotates in a clockwise direction thus simultaneously moving the one end side and the other end side of the cuff main body. As a result, the inner diameter of the tubular form of the cuff main body can be reduced, and the cuff main body can be easily and rapidly wrapped around the upper arm with only the pushing task using one hand. Thus, the blood pressure measurement device provides a simple device configuration that enables the cuff to be easily wrapped around the measurement target site even for those with crippled hands. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110208070 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - During a period of servo control, an artery volume of a peripheral site is detected by an artery volume sensor arranged at a peripheral site (site on the peripheral side than a measurement site) of a person to be measured. If an amount of change in the artery volume of the peripheral site or a value of the artery volume is greater than or equal to a predetermined ratio of a reference value at the beginning of the measurement, the servo control and a blood pressure determination process are continued. When detected thereafter that the amount of change in the artery volume of the peripheral site or the value of the artery volume is smaller than the predetermined ratio of the reference value at the beginning of the measurement, the measurement is stopped at the relevant time point. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110208069 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure information measurement device instantaneously changes cuff pressure in a specified pressure section in order to detect a control target value in artery volume constant control. An artery volume signal is detected in that period, and an inflection point of the detected artery volume signal is detected by performing differentiation processing or the like. The inflection point of the detected artery volume signal is fixed as the control target value. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110208068 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND CHARGING UNIT FOR SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A sphygmomanometer includes an expandable/contractable air bag supplied with air; a bag-shaped cover body for accommodating the air bag and for attaching the air bag to a site to be measured; an expansion and contraction mechanism for expanding and contracting the air bag; and a power supply unit arranged in the bag-shaped cover body. The power supply unit includes a battery for supplying driving power to the expansion and contraction mechanism, and a non-contact power reception unit for receiving power for charging the battery. The non-contact power reception unit is supplied with power through an electromagnetic inductive action from a non-contact power transmission unit arranged in a non-contact state with the non-contact power reception unit. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110201902 | HEALTH CONDITION DETERMINING DEVICE - A health condition determining device accumulates data measured or input by an evaluation subject for each index of a plurality of items including a lifestyle index, which is an index related to body activity or lifestyle habit, and a biomarker, which is an index related to physiological state of the body. The health condition determining device then selects one or a plurality of biomarkers that lowers the evaluation of the health condition of the evaluation subject as a problematic index, extracts one or a plurality of lifestyle indices having the highest correlation with the problematic index as an improvable factor by comparing accumulated past data of the lifestyle index and the biomarker, and displays the improvable factor along with the evaluation of the health condition of the evaluation subject. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110196264 | BODY MOTION BALANCE DETECTION DEVICE, BODY MOTION BALANCE DETECTION PROGRAM, BODY MOTION BALANCE DETECTION METHOD, AND BODY MOTION BALANCE DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A body motion measurement device capable of detecting a body motion balance without installing a pressure sensor is provided. The body motion measurement device includes an acceleration detection unit for detecting a change in acceleration by walking, a calculation unit for detecting a walking balance from the acceleration signal detected by the acceleration detection unit, and a display unit for performing an output based on the detected walking balance. The calculation unit for detecting the walking balance executes step and step of recognizing one step unit of walking from the acceleration signal and acquiring PPodd, PPeven, Todd, and Teven, which are the foot information, and steps of detecting the walking balance based on the foot information. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110160599 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING INFORMATION REGARDING BLOOD PRESSURE - A measurement device includes an air bag on a peripheral side, an air bag on a central side, and an air bag positioned therebetween. During blood pressure measurement, the air bags integrally behave, and the blood pressure is measured from the change in inner pressure thereof. During pulse wave measurement, the inner pressure of the air bag on the peripheral side is maintained to higher than or equal to the systolic blood pressure, and the measurement site is avascularized. The inner pressure of the air bag on the central side is maintained to the pressure near the blood pressure value, and the pulse wave is measured from the change in inner pressure thereof. The inner pressure of the air bag positioned therebetween is opened to atmospheric pressure, and the vibration of the air bag on the central side is prevented from propagating to the air bag on the peripheral side. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110160598 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CONTROL METHOD - A blood pressure measurement control method for controlling the measurement of a blood pressure according to an oscillometric method has the steps of determining whether to employ a depressurization measurement method or a pressurization measurement method to measure the blood pressure according to a person to be measured, performing a measurement process of the blood pressure in a depressurization process when determined to measure the blood pressure with the depressurization measurement method, performing a measurement process of the blood pressure in a pressurization process when determined to measure the blood pressure with the pressurization measurement method, and outputting the measured blood pressure value. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110152700 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER FOR ENHANCING RELIABILITY OF MEASUREMENT VALUE - An electronic sphygmomanometer has a cuff to be attached to a measurement site, a pressurization/depressurization unit for adjusting a pressure to be applied to the cuff, a pressure detection unit including a plurality of pressure sensors, for detecting cuff pressures in the cuff based on pressure information output from the plurality of pressure sensors, and a blood pressure calculating unit for calculating a blood pressure based on a change in the cuff pressures detected by the pressure detection unit. Blood pressure measurement and detection of abnormality on the plurality of pressure sensors are carried out based on the cuff pressures respectively corresponding to the plurality of pressure sensors detected according to the pieces of pressure information output from the plurality of pressure sensors. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110144918 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, STATISTICAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THEREON STATISTICAL PROCESSING PROGRAM - A biological information display device displays measurement results for a plurality of times, for example, as result information on first measurement results for a plurality of times (S | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110144507 | CUFF FOR BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A cuff includes a cuff main body portion and a gripping portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the cuff main body portion. The cuff main body portion includes an air bladder, a tightening belt wrapped around an outer side of the air bladder, and a wrapping length adjustment mechanism for variably adjusting a wrapping length of the tightening belt. The wrapping length adjustment mechanism has a bias spring for pulling and biasing the tightening belt in a direction in which the wrapping length of the tightening belt is shortened, a first restriction portion for restricting extension of the wrapping length, and a second restriction portion for restricting shortening of the wrapping length. The gripping portion includes a push button for switching actions of the two restriction portions. In this configuration, the cuff may be easily attached to a measurement site regardless of the circumferential length of the site. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110144506 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure measurement device is mounted with a radio-controlled clock function in a main body without lowering reception performance of the standard radio wave of the radio-controlled clock. A substrate including a sensor mounting surface and a sensor non-mounting surface is mounted with a pressure sensor. An antenna for receiving the standard radio wave including time information of the radio-controlled clock is mounted. The antenna includes a bar-shaped magnetic body core and a coil wound around the magnetic body core. A pump is arranged such that an axis line direction of the motor and an extending direction of the magnetic body core are substantially orthogonal. The substrate and the substrate are arranged so that the sensor non-mounting surface of the substrate and the antenna mounting surface of the sensor face each other. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110137199 | VISCERAL FAT MEASURING DEVICE - A visceral fat measuring device capable of simply and safely measuring a visceral fat amount is provided. In the visceral fat measuring device for calculating the visceral fat amount based on trunk measurement information, impedance information of the entire trunk, and impedance information of a surface layer of the trunk obtained by measuring a potential difference in the body axis direction of the trunk on the dorsal side of the trunk, a belt has a hollow pressed member pressed onto the dorsal side of the trunk, the pressed member having a pressed surface provided with electrodes, a wiring member including a circuit substrate connected to the electrodes for measuring the potential difference is accommodated inside the pressed member, the pressed member has flexibility in the vertical direction to the body axis direction so as to be curved along a surface shape of the dorsal side of the trunk, and when the pressed member is curved, an opposite surface to the pressed surface is extended relatively to the pressed surface and deflected. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137198 | TRUNK WIDTH MEASURING UNIT AND VISCERAL FAT MEASURING DEVICE - To provide a trunk width measuring unit capable of improving reliability of measurement precision, and a visceral fat measuring device. The trunk width measuring unit is provided with a first contact portion to be brought into contact with an upper surface of a trunk of a user in a supine position, a second contact portion to be brought into contact with one of side surfaces of the trunk, a third contact portion to be brought into contact with the other side surface of the trunk, and a trunk width calculating unit for calculating vertical width and horizontal width of the trunk from height from an upper surface of a bed to a contact position of the first contact portion and a distance between the second contact portion and the third contact portion. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110130676 | VISCERAL FAT MEASURING DEVICE - To provide a visceral fat measuring device capable of simply and noninvasively measuring a visceral fat amount. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110130667 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM - A blood pressure information display device for calculating a blood pressure value based on a pulse wave amplitude through the oscillometric method and the like, and displaying the calculated blood pressure value as blood pressure information performs a process of changing a magnitude of a specified pulse wave amplitude of a plurality of extracted pulse wave amplitudes according to the operation by a user (medical staff) when a predetermined instruction is input. A predetermined algorithm is applied to the plurality of pulse wave amplitudes reflecting the change to calculate a reference blood pressure value, and the calculated reference blood pressure value is displayed as the blood pressure information. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110125035 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - In a sphygmomanometer, a value representing a perimeter of a measuring portion is obtained. A parameter for controlling a drive voltage of a pump is determined based on the value. The drive voltage is determined based on the parameter and an internal pressure of a fluid bladder to pressurize the fluid bladder. In pressurizing process, a diastolic blood pressure value is calculated. A systolic blood pressure value is estimated, and when the internal pressure of the fluid bladder reaches the pressure, the pressurizing is stopped. A gap of a valve for discharging the fluid from the fluid bladder is determined based on a perimeter of a measuring portion, and the fluid bladder is depressurized with the gap constant. In the depressurizing process, the systolic blood pressure value is calculated. When the systolic blood pressure value is calculated, the fluid is discharged from the fluid bladder, and the measurement is terminated. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110118623 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - The invention provides an electronic thermometer in which a contact state with a human body can be confirmed by a simple, easy-to-assemble configuration. The electronic thermometer includes a hollow outer case that includes a probe unit with a temperature measuring unit, a temperature sensor, an inner case, a control circuit, and a pair of electrodes. The electrodes are positioned inside the probe unit by mounting the inner case on the outer case. A determination unit is also provided and the determination unit measures an electrostatic capacitance between the pair of electrodes and determines whether the probe unit is in proper contact with the measured region of the user based on a change of the measured electrostatic capacitance. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110112430 | TRUNK WIDTH MEASURING UNIT AND VISCERAL FAT MEASURING DEVICE - A trunk width measuring unit including a first contact portion attached movably in the vertical direction relative to a unit main body, the first contact portion to be brought into contact with an upper surface of a trunk of a subject, second and third contact portions attached movably in the horizontal direction relative to the unit main body, a vertical width detection encoder for detecting a lowering distance of the first contact portion from an original position on the upper side of the trunk of the user to a contact point with the upper surface of the trunk, and a horizontal width detection encoder attached movably in the horizontal direction relative to the unit main body by the same distance as a moving distance of the second contact portion, the horizontal width detection encoder detecting a moving distance of the third contact portion relative to the second contact portion. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112412 | CUFF FOR BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A cuff for a blood pressure information measuring device configured to be mounted on a measurement site for measuring blood pressure information has a fluid bag for compressing the measurement site, a flexible curved elastic plate located outside the fluid bag while the fluid bag is wrapped around the measurement site, and annular or arc-shaped to extend along the measurement site, an inflation and deflation mechanism secured to the curved elastic plate and inflating and deflating the fluid bag, and a bag-shaped cover body encapsulating the fluid bag, the inflation and deflation mechanism, and the curved elastic plate. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110106553 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT GUIDELINE ADVISING DEVICE - A health management guideline advising device includes input means for inputting personal information of a measuring subject; measurement means for measuring weight and body impedance of the measuring subject; estimation means for estimating a body composition distribution of the measuring subject from the inputted personal information and the measurement result by the measurement means; storage means for storing the measurement result by the measurement means and an estimation result by the estimation means with a measurement date and time, prediction means for predicting future weight fluctuation from the stored weight and the body composition distribution; and display means for displaying the predicted future weight fluctuation. Furthermore, target setting means for setting a weight reduction target and determination means for determining whether or not the weight reduction target can be achieved based on the prediction result by the prediction means are preferably arranged. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110077536 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A biological information management system according to the present invention includes a measurement device for measuring biological information of a user and a management device for managing the biological information, wherein the measurement device includes measurement state information generation means for generating measurement state information representing a state in which the biological information is measured when the biological information is measured; and output means for outputting the biological information and the measurement state information generated when the biological information is measured, and wherein the management device includes reception means for receiving the measurement state information and the biological information which are outputted by the output means; and evaluation means for evaluating a reliability of the biological information received by the reception means based on the measurement state information received by the reception means. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077534 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE CAPABLE OF OBTAINING INDEX FOR DETERMINING DEGREE OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS - A blood pressure information measurement device includes an air bladder wrapped around a central side of a measurement portion for pulse wave measurement and an air bladder wrapped at a peripheral side for blood pressure measurement. The air bladder for blood pressure measurement is increased to a pressure higher than a systolic blood pressure, and a blood pressure is measured. An internal pressure of the air bladder is maintained, a pulse wave is measured in avascularized state, and a feature point needed for calculating an index for determining an arteriosclerosis degree is extracted from the pulse wave. When the feature point is not extracted from the pulse wave, the internal pressure of the air bladder for blood pressure measurement is reduced to a pressure lower than the systolic blood pressure, a pulse wave in non-avascularized state is measured, and a feature point is extracted from the pulse wave. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110056033 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - There is provided an electric toothbrush with which teeth can be brushed in a relaxed pose while imperfect brushing is suppressed. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110047729 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush capable of greatly vibrating a brush with less vibration by a vibration source is provided. An electric toothbrush includes a cylindrical case; and a vibration body having one end located within case and the other end provided so as to protrude through an opening at the tip of the case to the outside of the case and vibrating a brush located in proximity to the other end. Vibration body is provided with a vibration source on the one end side and has an outer peripheral surface supported in the position close to the vibration source side with respect to the midpoint in the longitudinal direction of vibration body. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110041269 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush includes an electric toothbrush main body that includes a grip portion; a brush member that includes a brush; a motor that moves the brush; an actuator that relatively rotates the brush member with respect to the electric toothbrush main body in order to change an orientation of the brush; an acceleration sensor that detects an attitude of the main body; and a CPU that controls the actuator such that a brush angle becomes a predetermined optimum value based on the detected attitude. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110028853 | CHECK VALVE STRUCTURE, DIAPHRAGM PUMP, AND SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A check valve structure has a first space and a second space. The check valve structure is configured to allow a flow of a fluid from the first space to the second space and to inhibit flow of the fluid from the second space to the first space. The check valve structure has a partition wall arranged between the first space and the second space and provided with a communication hole providing communication between the first space and the second space, an elastic film body for covering the side of the second space of the communication hole so as to prevent a reverse flow of the fluid, an elastic member having a wall portion surrounding the communication hole for holding the elastic film body, and a nipping member for nipping the elastic member with the partition wall. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110021927 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH BLOOD PRESSURE DERIVATION PROGRAM IS RECORDED, AND METHOD FOR DERIVING BLOOD PRESSURE - A blood pressure measurement apparatus includes a derivation control unit that performs derivation control to derive a blood pressure of a measured person. The derivation control unit includes an envelope extracting unit to extract an envelope of a volume pulse wave based on an arterial volume signal, a differential processing unit to differentiate the envelope with respect to a cuff pressure, a maximum value extracting unit to extract a maximum value of a differential value of the envelope, and a blood pressure decision unit that decides the cuff pressure used for the differential of the maximum value as a blood pressure. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110015531 | ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE GAUGE FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE BY USING VOLUME COMPENSATION METHOD - An electronic sphygmomanometer, which measures blood pressure in accordance with the volume compensation method, detects a cuff pressure inside a cuff attached to a measurement site of the blood pressure. An arterial volume detection circuit detects an arterial volume signal of the measurement site. A drive control unit, after setting the cuff pressure to an initial cuff pressure, servo-controls a cuff pressure adjustment unit so that a volume of an artery becomes constant, based on the detected arterial volume signal. While the servo control is being performed, an arterial volume change amount is detected based on the detected arterial volume signal. In the servo control, when it is detected that the change amount in the arterial volume is minimal, a volume change elimination rate calculating unit calculates a volume change elimination rate (an amplitude of the arterial volume signal during the control/an amplitude of the arterial volume signal before the control) to output the same as a barometer of arteriosclerosis. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110010876 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - A three-axis acceleration sensor is mounted to a body of an electric toothbrush. A CPU detects the three-dimensional attitude of the body based on an output from the acceleration sensor and, based on the attitude of the toothbrush, estimates which portion is being brushed. Then, the CPU measures by using a timer a brushing time of the portion being brushed. Results of brushing for each portion are evaluated and outputted based on the measured brushing time. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110009757 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A sphygmomanometer separately includes a cuff accommodating an air bladder and a main body provided with an expanding/contracting mechanism arranged to expand and contract the air bladder, and the cuff includes a tubular cuff main body portion into which an upper arm is insertable and a gripping portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the cuff main body portion. The cuff main body portion has a tightening belt wrapped around the outer side of the air bladder and a tightening length adjustment mechanism arranged to variably adjust a tightening length of the tightening belt over the upper arm. The tightening length adjustment mechanism includes a winding roller arranged to wind and feed the tightening belt, a geared motor arranged to drive and rotate the winding roller, and an electromagnetic brake arranged to apply a braking force to the winding roller. With such a configuration, in the sphygmomanometer in which the cuff and the main body are separated from each other, the cuff can be easily attached to a measurement site, and reliable winding of the cuff around the measurement site can be repeated in every measurement. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110005015 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush includes a driving source, a vibrating member having a brush, a transmission mechanism for converting output of the driving source into vibration of the vibrating member, and control means for controlling output of the driving source. The control means has a plurality of operation modes for allowing the brush to perform a predetermined operation. The plurality of control modes are switched at high speed to allow brushing using a transient state at a time of operation mode switching. It is suitable to switch at high speed between operation modes using two resonance points in which resonance occurs in different directions. Accordingly, the electric toothbrush is improved in plaque removing power and sense of medical treatment. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110004440 | PEDOMETER - A pedometer of the invention includes an acceleration sensor, and the pedometer is able to switch between a measurement mode in which user's steps are counted based on a waveform obtained from the acceleration sensor and a learning mode in which a criterion used to determine one step in the measurement mode is learned. The pedometer is characterized by including criterion setting means for causing the user to perform learning walking in the learning mode and setting the criterion based on a reference number of steps indicating the number of steps in the learning walking and a reference waveform obtained from the acceleration sensor during the learning walking. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100331709 | DETECTION UNIT FOR BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood pressure information measurement device includes a cuff ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331629 | BODY COMPOSITION MONITOR - A body composition monitor of the present invention includes means for measuring a body composition, means for storing a measured body composition value, and body composition comparison means for comparing the measured body composition value and a stored body composition value, in which the body composition monitor further includes means for inputting a body weight value, means for storing an inputted body weight, body weight comparison means for comparing the inputted body weight and stored body weight, body composition change determination means for determining a change degree of the body composition value with using a comparison result of the body composition comparison means and a comparison result of the body weight comparison means, and display means for displaying a determination result determined by the body composition change determination means. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328090 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - An electronic thermometer includes a hollow probe provided at its longitudinal tip with a temperature measuring unit having a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature, electrodes neighboring to the temperature sensor and arranged in the hollow of the probe, and a determining unit for determining whether temperature measuring unit is in appropriate contact with a measurement target portion of a user or not, based on a change in electrostatic capacity sensed using the electrodes. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100319687 | NEBULIZER AND INHALATION AID USED THEREFOR - A nebulizer includes a nebulizer body and a relay pipe. The nebulizer body includes a connection portion that has an aerosol lead-out port to lead out aerosol, and the relay pipe includes a connection portion that has an aerosol introduction port to introduce the aerosol. The nebulizer body and the relay pipe can take a first connection state in which the relay pipe is detachably connected to the nebulizer body and a second connection state in which the relay pipe is connected to the nebulizer body so as to be not able to be detached from the nebulizer body. In the first connection state, the aerosol introduction port and the aerosol lead-out port are communicated with each other. In the second connection state, the aerosol lead-out port is blocked by a blocking portion provided in the relay pipe. Therefore, the nebulizer in which reuse of the nebulizer body or relay pipe is simply prohibited after the usage can be provided by the configuration. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100315258 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - An electronic thermometer has a probe having a temperature measuring unit at its end, a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature measuring unit of the probe, a contact sensor arranged in a position shifter from the temperature measuring unit of the probe toward a thermometer body, a determining unit for determining whether a state of contact between the temperature measuring unit and a measurement target portion of a user is good or not, based on outputs of both the temperature sensor and the contact sensor, and a notifying unit for providing a notification according to a result of the determination by the determining unit. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100286539 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PROCESS TAKING CHANGE OF MEASUREMENT ENVIRONMENT INTO CONSIDERATION - A blood pressure measurement device includes a measurement fluid bag, a sensor for measuring a change in internal pressure of the measurement fluid bag, a blood pressure measurement unit for calculating a blood pressure value based on the change in internal pressure of the measurement fluid bag obtained by the sensor, an environmental information measurement unit for measuring environmental information in association with a calculation process of the blood pressure value, a storage unit for storing a measurement result, a recording processing unit for storing the calculated blood pressure value and the environmental information in the storage unit in association with each other and a notification unit for notifying a blood pressure fluctuation with respect to an environmental fluctuation based on the blood pressure value and the environmental information. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100268099 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER CUFF AND SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A sphygmomanometer cuff includes a fluid bag, a curved elastic member, a cushion material, and an outer package body. The fluid bag is arranged around an arm of a subject and compresses the arm. The curved elastic member is arranged to overlap an outer side of the fluid bag with respect to the arm, formed in a substantially tubular shape extending in a predetermined axial direction, and elastically deformable in a radial direction thereof. The cushion material is arranged at a position projecting from an end of the curved elastic member in the axial direction and more easily compression deformed than the curved elastic member. The outer package body accommodates the fluid bag, the curved elastic member, and the cushion material. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268098 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER AND MEASUREMENT ACCURACY CHECK SYSTEM OF SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A measurement accuracy check system of a sphygmomanometer includes a sphygmomanometer having a blood pressure measurement mode for measuring a blood pressure based on a change in internal pressure of a cuff attached to a blood pressure measurement site, and an accuracy check mode for checking measurement accuracy in the blood pressure measurement mode, and an accuracy check device communicably connected with the sphygmomanometer for determining the measurement accuracy of the sphygmomanometer in the accuracy check mode. The sphygmomanometer includes an air system piping communicating to the cuff in the blood pressure measurement mode and communicating to an air system of the accuracy check device in the accuracy check mode, a pressurization and depressurization unit for adjusting pressure to be applied to the air system piping, and a first pressure detection unit for detecting pressure in the air system piping. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268092 | ARTERIOSCLEROSIS DEGREE JUDGMENT DEVICE CAPABLE OF JUDGING ARTERIOSCLEROSIS DEGREE PRECISELY - A cuff of a pulse wave meter equipped with an arteriosclerosis degree judgment device has air bags for compressing a living body having a double structure along an artery including an avascularization air bag and a pulse-wave measuring air bag. Provided at outer circumferential sides of these air bags are a curler for integrally pressing these air bags against an upper arm, and an air bag for pressing the curler from the outer circumferential side. A member for suppressing vibrations is provided between a curler-compressing air bag and the pulse-wave measuring air bag, and suppresses propagation of vibrations from the curler-compressing air bag to the pulse-wave measuring air bag. The pulse wave meter measures a pulse wave based on changes in internal pressure in the pulse-wave measuring air bag while the avascularization air bag provides avascularization at the peripheral side. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100249615 | BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR - A blood pressure monitor includes a cuff to be wound around a living body of a subject, a measuring unit for measuring blood pressure with said cuff wound around the living body of said subject, a detecting unit for detecting an inclination angle of said cuff, a specifying unit for specifying a current inclination level among a plurality of predetermined inclination levels upon measurement by said measuring unit, based on a result of detection by said detecting unit, a memory for storing therein the inclination level specified by said specifying unit, in association with blood pressure data measured by said measuring unit, and a notifying unit for providing notification of at least one past inclination level of the plurality of inclination levels stored in said memory and said current inclination level, in association with each other. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100234712 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF BLOOD COMPONENT - A measurement computation device arranged in a measurement device detects a first component and a second component from perspiration in a first component detection unit and a second component detection unit, and the respective concentration in the perspiration is calculated in a concentration calculation unit. In a conversion computation unit, the concentration of the first component in the perspiration is corrected using the concentration of the second component, and then converted to the concentration of the first component in the blood. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100234711 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF BLOOD COMPONENT - In a measurement computation device arranged in a measurement device, an elapse of a predetermined time is detected after acceleration of perspiration, and a concentration of a first component in the perspiration obtained thereafter is converted to concentration of the first component in blood. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100234702 | DEVICE FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF COMPONENT IN BLOOD AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE DEVICE - A measurement device includes an electronic component device, a perspiration acceleration device, and a perspiration collection device. The perspiration acceleration device or the perspiration collection device is removably coupled to the electronic component device. The electronic component device is attached to a measurement site with a belt. A perspiration accelerating performance is made with respect to the measurement site with the perspiration acceleration device coupled to the electronic component device, and thereafter, the perspiration acceleration device is replaced with the perspiration collection device with the electronic component device attached to the measurement site, and the perspiration collection and measurement computation performance are made. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100204552 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - An apparatus for monitoring biological information is provided. The apparatus includes a detection part configured to detect a signal indicative of the biological information of a subject and a judging part configured to judge the biological information to identify an attribute of the biological information. The apparatus further includes a storage part configured to store the attribute of the biological information together with a time that the attribute is stored and a producing part configured to produce a signal to display the attribute in a chart defined by a first axis representing a cyclic time series and a second axis representing a time series within a cycle of the cyclic time series. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100198100 | BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT BODY ATTACHMENT UNIT AND BODY FAT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A bioelectrical impedance measurement abdomen attachment unit ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100160118 | BREATHING EXERCISER AND BREATHING EXERCISE PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF EASILY DISTINGUISHING BREATHING STATE - A breathing exerciser includes: a display unit for displaying information for guiding an exercise pattern of breathing to a user; and a state switch which is capable of detecting an operation by the user and which is for accepting an operation according to a breathing state. By this, the breathing exerciser distinguishes during an exercise period during which the exercise pattern is guided, whether it is an exhalation state or an inhalation state, based on a signal from the state switch. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100147292 | INHALER AND INHALER MOUTHPIECE - A mouthpiece ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100137106 | PHYSICAL EXERCISE ASSISTING DEVICE - A physical exercise assisting device includes a physical activity amount recorder recording a performed physical activity amount such that a physical exercise amount and a lifestyle activity amount can be recognized for a physical activity that has an intensity greater than or equal to a reference intensity; goal storage unit storing goals for the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount to be performed in a predetermined unit period; and a display displaying goal achievement of the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount based on the physical activity amount and the physical exercise amount recorded by the physical activity amount recorder and the goals stored in the goal storage unit. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100130885 | BODY FAT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A body fat measurement device includes a bioelectrical impedance measurement body attachment unit with an electrode support and a belt. The belt includes a stretchable region at one part. The electrode support includes a fixing portion fixed with one end of the belt, and a holder for holding a portion closer to another end of the belt in a movable manner and including a wrapping length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the wrapping length thereof. The body fat measurement device includes a displacement amount detection unit for detecting a displacement amount of the belt caused by the stretching of the stretchable region, and a wrapping length adjustment mechanism control section for controlling the wrapping length adjustment mechanism based on information detected by the displacement amount detection unit. According to such a configuration, there is obtained a body fat measurement device including a bioelectrical impedance measurement abdomen attachment unit enabling smooth breathing motion without hardly giving pain to the subject, and capable of being closely attached with satisfactory reproducibility regardless of a waist length of the subject. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100130831 | WEIGHT SCALE - A weight scale includes weight measurement means, storage means for storing a weight measurement value along with a measurement day and time, determination means for determining whether a fluctuation range of the weight measurement value in the same day is within a predetermined reference range, and display means for displaying a percentage of days determined that the daily weight fluctuation is within the reference range. In this manner, a trend in weight change can be grasped even with the measurement of a relatively short period. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100121216 | BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT BODY ATTACHMENT UNIT AND BODY FAT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A bioelectrical impedance measurement abdomen attachment unit includes an electrode support for supporting an electrode and a long belt to be wrapped around an abdomen of a subject. The electrode support includes a fixing portion fixed with one end of the belt in a relatively immovable manner with respect to the electrode support, and a holder for holding a portion closer to another end of the belt in a relatively movable manner with respect to the electrode support. The holder includes an attachment portion removably attachable to an arbitrary position of the portion closer to the other end of the belt and a biasing portion for coupling the attachment portion and the electrode support and biasing the attachment portion and the electrode support in an approaching direction. According to such a configuration, there is obtained a bioelectrical impedance measurement attachment unit which enables the electrodes to be pressed against the abdomen of the subject with a constant load with satisfactory reproducibility and which is not painful to the subject. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100121204 | BLOOD VESSEL STATE EVALUATING DEVICE, BLOOD VESSEL STATE EVALUATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BLOOD VESSEL STATE EVALUATING PROGRAM - A phase line tilt calculating unit (actual measurement) receives phase characteristics Pa(f) and Pb(f) outputted from frequency conversion units, and calculates phase difference characteristics of actual measurement based on a phase difference on each frequency component between the phase characteristics. A phase line tilt calculating unit (model) calculates phase difference characteristics between a transfer function Ga(f) and a transfer function Gb(f) calculated by a transfer function calculating unit, and outputs the calculated phase difference characteristics to a search unit. The search unit fits a variable k and determines a variable k | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100120584 | ACTIVITY METER - An activity meter includes a sensor for detecting acceleration in a plurality of directions, representative acceleration calculation means for calculating a representative acceleration based on an output signal of the sensor, and exercise intensity calculation means for calculating an exercise intensity of a body motion performed in the unit period from the representative acceleration. The exercise intensity calculation means includes a plurality of calculation formulas to use in the calculation of the exercise intensity, and determines the calculation formula to use in the calculation of the exercise intensity of the body motion performed in the unit period based on a horizontal component and a vertical component of the representative acceleration. The activity amount on various types of body activities from daily activity to exercise thus can be accurately measured. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100106045 | BODY COMPOSITION MONITOR CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY MEASURING WHOLE-BODY COMPOSITION AND ACHIEVING FACILITATED MANIPULATION - A detection portion for detecting a first potential difference between hand and foot by applying a current across the hand and the foot of a subject through both of a hand electrode and a foot electrode and detecting a second potential difference between both hands or between both feet by applying a current across both hands or across both feet of the subject through any one of the hand electrodes and the foot electrodes, a first body composition calculation portion for calculating a first whole-body composition by using whole-body impedance based on a result of detection of the first potential difference, a correction portion for correcting two-limb impedance based on a result of detection of the second potential difference, and a second body composition calculation portion for calculating a second whole-body composition by using the corrected two-limb impedance are included. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100081962 | VISCERAL FAT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - 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. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100076328 | PULSE WAVE MEASUREMENT ELECTRODE UNIT AND PULSE WAVE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A pulse wave measurement electrode unit includes an electrode group and a supporting member. The electrode group includes a first electrode portion including a first current application electrode and a first voltage measurement electrode, and a second electrode portion, positioned spaced apart from the first electrode portion, including a second current application electrode and a second voltage measurement electrode. The supporting member supports the electrode group such that contacting surfaces of the electrodes with respect to a living body are arranged substantially on an identical plane. The electrodes are arranged lined in a direction an artery extends when the pulse wave measurement electrode unit is applied to the living body. According to such a configuration, a pulse wave measurement electrode unit having a simple configuration and enabling high precision volume pulse wave measurement can be provided. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100069203 | BODY MOTION DISCRIMINATING APPARATUS AND ACTIVITY MONITOR - There is provided a body motion discriminating apparatus including an acceleration sensor for detecting a body motion of a user, a storing unit for storing a threshold, a threshold changing unit for changing the threshold based on physical data expressing a physical feature of the user and registering the changed threshold in the storing unit, and a discriminating unit for discriminating whether a detected body motion is walking or running by comparing a value of a parameter calculated from amplitude and cycle of an output signal of the acceleration sensor with the threshold. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100063406 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MESURING BLOOD PRESSURE WITH CLOTHES ON - A sphygmomanometer ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100057397 | BODY MOTION DETECTION DEVICE HAVING FEWER NUMBER OF SWITCHES NECESSARY FOR A SETTING OPERATION - A pedometer can be equipped with a sensor unit including a sensor for detecting motion by detecting acceleration of a displacement of a main body. Detected acceleration can be compared with a threshold value to determine whether the acceleration corresponds to body motion or to a setting operation. Various setting operations can be performed based on shaking of the pedometer. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100014557 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - The present invention provides an electronic thermometer which is easily installed at an appropriate position, and is excellent in the measurement accuracy. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090312652 | ELECTRONIC MANOMETER FOR APPROPRIATELY ADJUSTING INTERNAL PRESSURE OF CUFF AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic manometer detects pressure within a cuff at which an amplitude of change in a volume of an artery of a measurement subject becomes a maximum by detecting volume of an artery of a measurement subject while superimposing a vibration of high frequency during a period of raising the pressure to apply on the cuff or during a period of lowering after raising to greater than or equal to a systolic blood pressure of the measurement subject. The electronic manometer controls the pressure to apply on the cuff so that the volume of the artery of the measurement subject becomes constant, and measures the blood pressure of the measurement subject from an increased or decreased value of the pressure to apply. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090312651 | ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE CALCULATING BLOOD PRESSURE VALUE - A blood pressure measurement bladder ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090299199 | ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR AND DATA DISPLAY METHOD IN ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR - A memory of an electronic blood pressure monitor stores blood pressure data measured in the past in association with measurement time data. Each time a subject operates a month update switch, representative blood pressure data of each month is read from the memory and displayed. Each time a day update switch is operated, representative blood pressure data of each day is read and displayed. Each time an individual switch is operated, blood pressure data is read and displayed in the order of measurement time in a day. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090264790 | BODY COMPOSITION MEASURING APPARATUS - A body composition measuring apparatus includes electrodes for a right hand to be contacted with the right hand of a subject and electrodes for a left hand to be contacted with the left hand of the subject in an apparatus body for measuring an impedance of the body of the subject. The apparatus body includes a right hand grip having electrodes for a right hand and extending like a rod, a left hand grip having electrodes for a left hand and extending like a rod, and a base to which right hand grip and left hand grip are attached. Right hand grip is attached to base in a freely rotatable manner, and the extending direction of right hand grip and the direction along which the rotation axis of right hand grip extends are arranged to be different from each other. Thus, a small-sized, thin body composition measuring apparatus capable of being carried along can be obtained. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090247897 | BODY COMPOSITION MEASURING APPARATUS - A body composition measuring apparatus includes a right hand grip having electrodes to be contacted with the right hand of a subject, and a left hand grip having electrodes to be contacted with the left hand of the subject. The right hand grip and the left hand grip are disposed such that their respective axis lines overlap with each other on the same straight line. The left hand grip is coupled to the right hand grip in a freely movable manner such that the left hand grip can move in the axis line direction. This configuration allows a small-sized body composition measuring apparatus suitable for carrying along to be achieved. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247896 | BODY FAT MEASURING DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY MEASURING VISCERAL FAT AMOUNT - A body fat measuring device includes at least one pair of first electrodes to be disposed respectively at a first site and a second site sandwiching the abdomen of a subject, and an electrode group including a first abdomen electrode to be disposed at a surface of the abdomen of the subject. The first abdomen electrode includes a pair of second electrodes and a pair of third electrodes disposed in an alignment direction substantially perpendicular to a cross section of the abdomen. In a case where electric current is applied via the first electrodes, a first potential difference between electrodes of one predetermined pair included in the first abdomen electrode is detected. In a case where electric current is applied via the third electrodes, a second potential difference between the second electrodes is detected. Based on the detected two types of potential differences and physical data of the subject, the visceral fat amount of the subject is calculated. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090234199 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS - A control unit ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090209870 | PULSE-WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A pulse-wave measurement apparatus includes a pressure detecting capacitor which changes its capacitance according to the pressure within an artery; an operational amplifier which is connected at its inverting input terminal to one end of the pressure detecting capacitor and also is connected at its non-inverting input terminal to a reference voltage; a charge transfer capacitor; a switch which is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier; and a voltage setting portion which is connected to the switch and to the output of the operational amplifier. The voltage setting portion is adapted to connect the other end of the switch to the output of the operational amplifier or to disconnect the other end of the switch from the output of the operational amplifier and applies a predetermined voltage to the other end of the switch. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090204018 | BODY COMPOSITION MEASURING INSTRUMENT FOR RECOGNIZING CHANGES IN BODY COMPOSITION - A body composition measuring instrument includes a body composition calculating unit for calculating a body composition of a user by using a plurality of electrodes, a reference value storage region for storing information of a reference value related to the past body composition of the user, a display control unit for performing a control to display a position (BR | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090195781 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING SENSOR - A biological information measuring sensor ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090151478 | ARRAY TYPE CAPACITANCE SENSOR - In an array type capacitance sensor ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090131812 | BODY COMPOSITION MEASURING INSTRUMENT FOR RECOGNIZING BODY SITE USED IN CALCULATION OF COMPOSITION COMPONENT - A body composition measuring instrument for measuring a body composition of a whole body of a subject includes a detecting section for detecting a plurality of potential differences at each of a plurality of body sites including a whole body, both hands, and both feet by using hand electrodes and foot electrodes; first and second body composition calculating units for calculating the body composition of the whole body based on at least one of the potential differences detected by the detecting section and body information of the subject; and an informing unit for informing the information related to the body site to be detected of the potential difference used in the calculation of the body composition of the whole body. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128805 | BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT MEASURING SENSOR - A biological component measuring sensor comprising a plurality of light-receiving regions provided in a light-receiving element for receiving light from an organism, and a plurality of waveguides provided in correspondence with the plurality of light-receiving regions, each including an in-let side opening through which the light enters and an out-let side opening from which the light exits, and introducing the light to the plurality of light-receiving regions, respectively. The plurality of waveguides are provided in a waveguide formation member formed integrally, and the opening area of the in-let side opening of each of the waveguides is larger than the opening area of the out-let side opening. Consequently, the sensor can receive light from an organism more efficiently. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090124913 | Blood Pressure Measuring Apparatus Enabling Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement - A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a plurality of mechanisms compressing a cuff, and the mechanisms are separately controlled. Therefore, a stable measurement attitude is maintained irrespective of a circumference or a shape of an upper arm. Compression degrees are separately controlled, whereby a pressure can evenly be applied to the cuff to improve a compression force acting on an artery. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090116006 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING SENSOR - A biological information measuring sensor ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090105564 | LIVING BODY COMPONENT MEASURING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PRECISELY AND NON-INVASIVELY MEASURING LIVING BODY COMPONENT - A living body component measuring apparatus emits light of a first wavelength being specific to a measuring target component from a light emitting unit ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090100364 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS - A biological information measuring apparatus displays measurement results in various display modes. The biological information measuring apparatus includes an input unit which feeds display mode data used to determine the display modes of a plurality of items of biological information, a storage unit in which the display mode data is stored, a measuring unit which measures the items of biological information, a display unit which determines the display mode of the biological information measured by the measuring unit and a control unit | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090054794 | BLOOD-PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE - A connector body includes two latch plates which detachably fix different connector bodies. The two latch plates are configured to be able to fix the one connector body to the other connector body at a step portion on the other connector body. The step portion is at a position which is different from an airtight portion of an O-ring used to establish airtightness between a fluid path of a connector chassis and a fluid path of the other connector body. Therefore, a blood-pressure measuring device is obtained in which a blood-pressure measuring device main body and a cuff are easily connected while damage of a tube or a piping component can be prevented. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090050138 | INHALER - A mouthpiece ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090048541 | BODY MOTION DETECTION DEVICE - A pedometer ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090043605 | MEDICATION MANAGING APPARATUS - When the present time of a clock circuit is a medication time recorded in advance in a SD card, a notice that the medication time has come is given by a voice output portion or the like. Presence/absence of a medicine package in each block of a medicine package case is sensed by a medicine package sensor. The time point and the presence/absence of the medicine package are recorded in the SD card. A notice corresponding to the presence/absence is output. At a time except for the medication time, taking-out of the case, opening/closing of the cover, taking-out and return of the medicine package are recorded in the SD card based on detection signals from the medicine package sensor, medicine package case sensor, and case cover opening/closing sensor. A notice corresponding to the sensed situation is output, | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043214 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER CAPABLE OF KNOWING VARIATION IN BLOOD PRESSURE VALUE - In a sphygmomanometer ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090030329 | PULSE WAVE MEASURING APPARATUS MANUFACTURED WITH SUPPRESSED COST - A pulse wave measuring apparatus includes a pump ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090025156 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush includes a driving source; a vibrating member having a brush; a transmission mechanism which converts an output of the driving source into vibration of the vibrating member; and a control unit that controls the output of the driving source. The vibrating member has a first resonance point in which the brush resonates in a first direction, and a second resonance point in which the brush resonates in a second direction; and the control unit has a first operation mode which controls the output of the driving source so that a resonance in the first direction is generated, and a second operation mode which controls the output of the driving source so that a resonance in the second direction is generated. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090001094 | Medication Managing Apparatus - A medication managing apparatus, comprising a medicine package case formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape to store medicine packages in which medicine taken by users is contained. The medicine package case comprises a plurality of blocks partitioned by walls, arranged parallel with each other, and storing medicine packages, openings formed in the opposed walls of the blocks at positions facing each other through the medicine packages stored in the blocks, and an openable cover covering the plurality of blocks and enabling the storage and taking-out of the medicine packages. The blocks are formed in the flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, and arranged in the depth direction of the medicine package case while alternately displacing positions in the depth direction. The openings are formed in the opposed walls of the blocks at positions in the depth direction of the blocks. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080294348 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION SUITABLE FOR REGULAR MEASUREMENT OF BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A biological information measurement device stores, in a storage unit, biological data representing data of calculated biological information and measurement date data in association with each other. The biological information measurement device displays, as measurement frequency specifying information, information for specifying frequency of day(s) when the measurement was conducted, in a prescribed period from a current date based on a plurality of pieces of measurement date data stored in the storage unit and an output from a time keeping unit. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080217074 | SCALE - A scale includes a platform, load sensors provided at four corners inside the platform, and a display unit. Each load sensor has an elongate load cell and a strain gauge. Each load cell is arranged such that its longitudinal direction is approximately orthogonal to the direction connecting heel and toe of the foot placed on the platform. The display unit is arranged at a central portion of the platform, and feet-receiving regions are set at opposite sides of the display unit. By such a structure, a scale allowing reduction in size while preventing degradation of measurement accuracy as much as possible can be realized. | 09-11-2008 |
