ES2337974B1 - DEVICE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF VISCERAL FAT IN PEOPLE. - Google Patents

DEVICE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF VISCERAL FAT IN PEOPLE. Download PDF

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ES2337974B1
ES2337974B1 ES200801829A ES200801829A ES2337974B1 ES 2337974 B1 ES2337974 B1 ES 2337974B1 ES 200801829 A ES200801829 A ES 200801829A ES 200801829 A ES200801829 A ES 200801829A ES 2337974 B1 ES2337974 B1 ES 2337974B1
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Dispositivo para la medición de la grasa visceral en personas.Fat measurement device visceral in people.

El dispositivo está previsto para poder llevar a cabo la medición tanto del diámetro coronal (distancia entre los laterales a la altura de la cintura de un paciente), como el diámetro sagital (distancia entre la parte anterior del abdomen y la espalda, a la altura del ombligo del individuo), para lo cual se ha previsto una regla central (1) con una longitud de, al menos, 50 cm., para permitir llevar a cabo la medición del diámetro coronal, de cuya regla central (1) emergen dos barras laterales (2 y 3), de 30 cm. de longitud, siendo éstas planas y de escaso grosor, permitiendo situar la regla inferior (2) entre el abdomen del individuo (4) y la camilla en la que aparece acostado, para llevar a cabo la medición del diámetro sagital.The device is intended to carry Measure both the coronal diameter (distance between sideways at the waist of a patient), such as the sagittal diameter (distance between the anterior part of the abdomen and the back, at the level of the individual's navel), for which provided a central rule (1) with a length of at least 50 cm., to allow measurement of the coronal diameter, from whose central rule (1) two lateral bars (2 and 3) emerge, of 30 cm in length, these being flat and of little thickness, allowing to place the lower ruler (2) between the abdomen of the individual (4) and the stretcher on which he appears lying, to carry Measure the sagittal diameter.

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Dispositivo para la medición de la grasa visceral en personas.Fat measurement device visceral in people.

Objeto de la invenciónObject of the invention

La presente invención se refiere a un dispositivo para la medición de la grasa visceral en personas, previsto para realizar tanto la medición del diámetro sagital como del diámetro coronal de un individuo y así poder establecer la obesidad visceral del individuo, al objeto de llevar a cabo un diagnóstico de dicha obesidad.The present invention relates to a device for measuring visceral fat in people, planned to measure both the sagittal diameter and of the coronal diameter of an individual and thus be able to establish the visceral obesity of the individual, in order to carry out a diagnosis of said obesity.

El objeto de la invención es proporcionar un dispositivo que permite establecer un correcto diagnóstico de la obesidad en una persona, para establecer un adecuado tratamiento de la propia obesidad, en base a una sencillez constructiva de fabricación del propio dispositivo.The object of the invention is to provide a device that allows to establish a correct diagnosis of the Obesity in a person, to establish an adequate treatment of obesity itself, based on a constructive simplicity of manufacture of the device itself.

Antecedentes de la invenciónBackground of the invention

La distribución del tejido adiposo en el organismo de las personas, especialmente la grasa visceral de la zona abdominal, es un importante factor que ha de tenerse en cuenta a la hora de evaluar al paciente obeso, de manera que la medición de la grasa visceral utiliza actualmente una técnica "patrón" que corresponde a la tomografía axial computerizada, que no suele realizarse debido a su alto coste así como por someter a los individuos a exposición radiológica, de ahí que no esté recomendada en la práctica clínica.The distribution of adipose tissue in the organism of people, especially visceral fat of the abdominal area, is an important factor that must be taken into account when assessing the obese patient, so that the measurement of visceral fat currently uses a "standard" technique that corresponds to computerized axial tomography, which is not usually be performed due to its high cost as well as for submitting Radiological exposure individuals, hence it is not recommended In clinical practice.

Sin embargo, diversos estudios han mostrado la importancia del diámetro sagital como índice predictor de la grasa visceral, existiendo un dispositivo para su predicción, denominado "calibrador abdominal o sagitómetro H.K.", descrito por Holtain-Kahn en 1993, actualmente comercializado por la casa Holtain, de manera que este calibrador o sagitómetro sirve para medir el diámetro sagital, definido como la distancia vertical que hay desde la parte posterior de la espalda hasta el abdomen, a la altura del ombligo, de manera que dicha medición del diámetro sagital resulta de gran interés en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la obesidad, ya que se correlaciona fuertemente con la proporción de grasa abdominal, concretamente con la grasa visceral.However, several studies have shown the importance of sagittal diameter as a predictive index of fat visceral, there is a device for prediction, called "H.K. abdominal caliper or sagitometer", described by Holtain-Kahn in 1993, currently marketed by the Holtain house, so that this calibrator or sagitometer serves to measure the sagittal diameter, defined as the vertical distance from the back of the back to the abdomen, to the height of the navel, so that said diameter measurement Sagittal is of great interest in the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, since it correlates strongly with the proportion of abdominal fat, specifically with visceral fat.

No obstante, el dispositivo anteriormente referido no es idóneo puesto que presenta el inconveniente de no permitir la medida de distancias correspondientes al diámetro coronal, ya que ese dispositivo la mayor distancia que puede medir es hasta los 40 cm. de diámetro, y sin embargo el diámetro coronal en los individuos obesos es superior en la mayoría de los casos a esa medida de 40 cm. Además, el dispositivo referido presenta los dos extremos desiguales, siendo uno de ellos de forma triangular, y por lo tanto no es útil para la medición de ambos laterales de la cintura.However, the device previously referred is not suitable since it has the disadvantage of not allow the measurement of distances corresponding to the diameter coronal, since that device the greatest distance it can measure It is up to 40 cm. in diameter, and yet the coronal diameter in obese individuals it is superior in most cases to that measure of 40 cm. In addition, the referred device presents the two unequal extremes, one of them being triangular in shape, and therefore it is not useful for measuring both sides of the waist.

Teniendo en cuenta que la obesidad es una enfermedad multifactorial asociada a múltiples comorbilidades, como alteraciones en lípidos plasmáticos, fallos en el metabolismo de la glucosa, o hipertensión arterial, todas ellas son propias de enfermedades frecuentes en la sociedad actual, como son las diabetes o las enfermedades cardiovasculares.Given that obesity is a multifactorial disease associated with multiple comorbidities, such as alterations in plasma lipids, failures in the metabolism of the glucose, or high blood pressure, all of them are typical of Common diseases in today's society, such as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases.

Existen dos tipos de obesidad, una denominada obesidad subcutánea, caracterizada por presentar los depósitos grasos bajo la piel, y otra denominada obesidad visceral, la cual presenta la grasa localizada alrededor de las vísceras, siendo esta última obesidad de gran importancia puesto que se asocia con un riesgo de enfermedad elevado, de manera que entre las técnicas de diagnóstico de la grasa visceral la tomografía axial computerizada, como se ha dicho con anterioridad, es la técnica patrón y no se utiliza en la práctica clínica puesto que su utilización es inviable ante los aparatos costosísimos que se requieren y la exposición del individuo a una radiación perjudicial.There are two types of obesity, one called subcutaneous obesity, characterized by presenting deposits fatty under the skin, and another called visceral obesity, which presents the fat located around the viscera, this being latest obesity of great importance since it is associated with a high disease risk, so that among the techniques of diagnosis of visceral fat computerized axial tomography, as stated previously, it is the standard technique and it is not used in clinical practice since its use is unfeasible before the very expensive devices that are required and the exposure of individual to harmful radiation.

Descripción de la invenciónDescription of the invention

El dispositivo que se preconiza está previsto para permitir llevar a cabo la medición no solamente del diámetro sagital del individuo, como efectúan los dispositivos convencionales, sino también para llevar a cabo la medición del diámetro coronal, al objeto de poder clasificar la obesidad visceral en función de unas ecuaciones tridimensionales y elípticas que son de mayor fiabilidad que otros métodos anteriores de clasificación de la obesidad visceral.The device that is recommended is provided to allow measuring not only the diameter sagittal of the individual, how do the devices conventional, but also to carry out the measurement of coronal diameter, in order to classify visceral obesity based on three-dimensional and elliptical equations that are more reliable than other previous methods of classifying visceral obesity.

Por consiguiente, el poder determinar de manera precisa ambas distancias, es decir el diámetro coronal y el diámetro sagital, permite llevar a cabo un eficaz diagnóstico de la obesidad y riesgo asociado a la misma.Therefore, to be able to determine it specifies both distances, that is the coronal diameter and the diameter sagittal, allows to carry out an effective diagnosis of obesity and associated risk.

Mas concretamente, el dispositivo de la invención, constituido en cualquier tipo de material liviano y rígido, presenta la particularidad de incluir una regla central con una longitud de, al menos, 50 cm., permitiendo con ello medir el diámetro de la cintura entre los dos laterales, de manera que de esa regla central emergen dos barras laterales con una longitud de 30 cm. cada cada una de ellas, siendo ambas planas y de poco espesor para permitir su introducción en el hueco entre el abdomen y la camilla, con el individuo acostado, al objeto de medir el diámetro sagital.More specifically, the device of the invention, constituted in any type of lightweight material and rigid, it has the peculiarity of including a central rule with a length of at least 50 cm., thereby allowing to measure the waist diameter between the two sides, so that central ruler emerge two side bars with a length of 30 cm. each one of them, being both flat and thin to allow its introduction into the gap between the abdomen and the stretcher, with the individual lying down, in order to measure the diameter Sagittal

Por lo tanto, en base a la longitud de la regla central, se puede medir el diámetro coronal, y en base a las barras laterales se puede llevar a cabo la medición cómoda y fácil del diámetro sagital, haciendo que en cualquier caso la toma de las medidas resulte fácil y exacta.Therefore, based on the length of the ruler central, the coronal diameter can be measured, and based on the bars side can be carried out comfortable and easy measurement of the sagittal diameter, making in any case the taking of Measurements are easy and accurate.

La medición del diámetro coronal mediante el dispositivo de la invención, se puede realizar incluso en aquellos pacientes con grados importantes de obesidad abdominal.Coronal diameter measurement by device of the invention, can be performed even in those patients with significant degrees of abdominal obesity.

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Para complementar la descripción que se seguidamente se va a realizar y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo preferente de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de dibujos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that then it will be done and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization thereof, is accompanied as an integral part of that description, a set of drawings in where illustrative and not limiting, it has been represented the next:

La figura 1.- Muestra una vista esquemática según alzado lateral del dispositivo de la invención.Figure 1.- Shows a schematic view according to side elevation of the device of the invention.

La figura 2.- Muestra una vista en alzado posterior del mismo dispositivo mostrado en la figura anterior.Figure 2.- Shows an elevation view back of the same device shown in the previous figure.

La figura 3.- Muestra una aplicación práctica del dispositivo efectuando una medición sagital sobre un individuo tendido en una camilla.Figure 3.- Shows a practical application of the device by performing a sagittal measurement on an individual lying on a stretcher.

Realización preferente de la invenciónPreferred Embodiment of the Invention

Como se puede ver en las figuras referidas, el dispositivo de la invención está constituido por una regla central (1), cuya longitud será de al menos 50 cm., al objeto de poder medir el diámetro de la cintura entre los dos laterales del individuo, de manera que sobre esa regla (1) van montadas dos barras laterales, una inferior (2) y otra superior (3), ésta última deslizante a lo largo de la regla principal o central (1), con la particularidad de que las barras laterales (2 y 3) son planas y de poco espesor, con una longitud igual en ambas, de 30 cm.As you can see in the referred figures, the device of the invention is constituted by a central rule (1), whose length will be at least 50 cm., In order to measure the diameter of the waist between the two sides of the individual, of so that on that rule (1) two side bars are mounted, a lower (2) and a higher (3), the latter sliding to along the main or central rule (1), with the particularity of that the side bars (2 and 3) are flat and thin, with an equal length in both of 30 cm.

Los elementos citados y constitutivos del elemento de medición serán de un metal liviano y rígido, permitiendo llevar a cabo la medición del diámetro sagital, como se representa en la figura 3, así como el diámetro coronal que es el correspondiente a la distancia entre los laterales del individuo, a nivel en ambos casos del ombligo (4).The elements cited and constitutive of measuring element will be of a light and rigid metal, allowing carry out the measurement of the sagittal diameter, as represented in figure 3, as well as the coronal diameter which is the corresponding to the distance between the sides of the individual, to level in both cases of the navel (4).

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1. Dispositivo para la medición de la grasa visceral en personas, que estando previsto para llevar a cabo una medición y correspondiente clasificación de la obesidad visceral en personas, en función de unas ecuaciones tridimensionales y elípticas, se caracteriza porque se constituye a partir de una regla central (1) con una longitud de, al menos, 50 cm., y dos barras laterales (2 y 3), planas y de escaso grosor, permitiendo la introducción de la barra lateral e inferior (2) en el hueco entre el abdomen de un individuo (4) y la correspondiente camilla sobre la que éste está acostado, para llevar a cabo la medición del diámetro sagital a nivel del ombligo de dicho individuo (4), mientras que la regla central (1), en base a su longitud, posibilita medir el diámetro coronal correspondiente a la distancia entre los dos laterales del propio individuo (4) a la altura del mismo ombligo.1. Device for the measurement of visceral fat in people, which being planned to carry out a measurement and corresponding classification of visceral obesity in people, based on three-dimensional and elliptical equations, is characterized because it is constituted from a central ruler (1) with a length of at least 50 cm., and two lateral bars (2 and 3), flat and of small thickness, allowing the introduction of the lateral and lower bar (2) into the gap between the abdomen of an individual (4) and the corresponding stretcher on which he is lying, to carry out the measurement of the sagittal diameter at the level of the navel of said individual (4), while the central rule (1), based on its length makes it possible to measure the coronal diameter corresponding to the distance between the two sides of the individual (4) at the height of the same navel. 2. Dispositivo para la medición de la grasa visceral en personas, según reivindicación 1, caracterizado porque las barras laterales (2 y 3) tienen una longitud de 30 cm.2. Device for measuring visceral fat in people, according to claim 1, characterized in that the side bars (2 and 3) have a length of 30 cm. 3. Dispositivo para la medición de la grasa visceral en personas, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque tanto la regla central (1) como las barras laterales (2 y 3) son de material metálico rígido y de liviano peso.3. Device for measuring visceral fat in people, according to previous claims, characterized in that both the central ruler (1) and the side bars (2 and 3) are made of rigid metallic material and light weight.
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