KR20160054188A - Apparatus for measuring body composition for an animal - Google Patents
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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a body composition measuring apparatus, and more particularly, to an animal body composition measuring apparatus capable of analyzing body composition using an animal's body impedance.
The domestic pet market is growing at a total of US $ 60 billion (about 60 trillion won) in the US, Japan, and Europe, growing by 1.3% annually. Domestic pets have grown rapidly in the late 90s Currently, the dog market, dogs, dogs (including companion animals) to 3 million dogs are counted. In addition, the increase in the elderly population contributes to the improvement of the market size of the companion animal, and it takes much time and effort to improve the health of the companion animal.
A general body impedance measurement principle is that, when a voltage (E) is applied to a living tissue, a current (I) flows through the living tissue. At this time, the combined consumption of voltage and current is called impedance, and body impedance is known to refer to the impedance measured by epidermal electrodes between wrists and ankles among various impedances that can be measured in the body.
A body fat measurement device using a body impedance is a typical example of a medical instrument using a body impedance model and frequency characteristics. Using the impedance method, it is easy to measure and high accuracy. Since it is a non-invasive method, it is only necessary to collect blood or attach electrodes without inserting any substance or device into the body, .
Unlike humans, when measuring the body composition of animals such as dogs and cats, it is difficult to measure the exact body composition of animals because of the tendency of the animals to move. Unlike humans, animals can not be autonomously calibrated, so continuous measurement and posture correction are difficult, and general anesthesia may be needed in some cases. Although many animal medical devices have recently been developed and sold, body fat or body composition measuring devices for animals have not yet been developed and popularized.
Animals range in size from very small size to large animals such as cattle or horses and can not be designed with one device or tool. Therefore, special devices are needed to measure the exact body composition of animals such as dogs and cats. Although body impedance can be used as basic data for measuring body fat or body composition of a person or a pet, it is still necessary to measure the body impedance of a pet because of differences in body structure and impedance model of a person and a pet An improved impedance measuring apparatus has not been developed.
The present invention is a device for attaching or attaching an animal to an examinee in a stressed or unexpected manner, and a non-invasive, simple, and easy-to-measure body composition analyzing device for various kinds of animals.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a structure of a body composition measuring unit in an animal body composition analyzing apparatus is specifically designed so that a body impedance can be easily measured. In other words, it is possible to fix the animal's ankle to the ankle so that the electrode can be grounded on the animal's ankle, and the animal's ankle can be fixed with the strap all over the animal's ankle so that the body impedance can be effectively measured .
The present invention relates to a method for measuring a voltage applied to an ankle of an animal which is in contact with at least one voltage measuring electrode by applying an electric current to an ankle of an animal subject to contact with at least one current applying electrode, 130); And a data processing unit (200) for calculating the body impedance of the animal measured by the body composition measuring unit (100) and analyzing the body composition of the animal from the calculated body impedance of the animal. A measuring device is provided.
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Although body composition can be an important index in the health and health fields of industrial animals and companion animals, subjective indicators that are clinically judged are still used.
Therefore, companion animals provide important information for early detection and treatment of obesity or metabolic diseases. Body fat analysis is also important for the management of chronic disease axis such as proper amount of feed, basal metabolism and diabetic retinopathy.
The analysis of body composition is important not only for general companion animals but also for differentiating problematic economic animals such as cats, which are characterized by marbling levels of individualized animals, racing dogs, hunting dogs, racehorses and industrial animals have.
Analysis of body composition of animals is not only important to humans but also it can be used as various indices in industrial animals as well as healthcare because it is easy to analyze components with minimal stress to animals by analogizing each body composition by noninvasive method.
An essential requirement of an animal body composition analyzer is that the subject animal should not be stressed or surprised, it should be non-invasive and simple, and should be easy to measure by body size.
The present invention minimizes the stress required for animal equipments and allows wide range of selection equipment according to the kind of animal and can easily inspect the compensator. In addition, the animal can be inspected at a minimum distance that is not threatened, and it is simple because it is non-invasive and does not require large equipment.
In the case of industrial animals, since the cuff is placed in the lower part of the leg tibia and the lower part of the radial head, which are relatively hairy, it can be installed without stress.
Since the space between the sole pegs is the area with the fewest hairs, it can be inspected without epilation.
In the case of companion animals, conductive pads are used as consumables, so they can be used as needed.
According to the use condition, it is made to be able to use wired wireless and can be inspected without stress.
Although body composition can be an important indicator in the health and health fields of industrial animals and companion animals, subjective indices that judge appearance clinical are still used. Therefore, in companion animals, early detection of obesity or metabolic diseases can be discriminated and clinical information important for treatment can be provided. The present invention is designed so that an electrode for a sensor can be grounded on an ankle of an animal so that it can be mounted like a cuff on the ankle of an animal and is fixed by using a strap to the entire ankle of the animal so that the body impedance can be effectively measured There are advantages to be able to.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a body composition measuring part in an animal body composition measuring apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows the inside of the body composition measuring part of the animal body composition measuring device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the body composition measuring unit in the animal body composition measuring apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating an embodiment of measuring the body composition of an industrial animal using the animal body composition measuring apparatus according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.
In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.
The terms used throughout the specification of the present invention have been defined in consideration of the functions of the embodiments of the present invention and can be sufficiently modified according to the intentions and customs of the user or operator. It should be based on the contents of.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a body
In the present invention, the current lead-in or voltage lead-
In humans, there is no conduction obstacle between the hands and soles. In the case of humans, there is almost no occurrence of conduction disturbance since there is no animal hair or other contaminants.
On the other hand, unlike humans, animals can not be autonomously calibrated, so continuous measurement and postural correction may be difficult and, in some cases, general anesthesia may be necessary.
In addition, since the body size of an animal varies from a very small species to a large animal such as a cattle or horse, there is a problem that an analyzing device can not be designed by one device or a tool. Even if it is an animal or an animal of the same species, characteristics of each type and breed are different, so it is troublesome to reset the range of variation and the standard range of the device.
The present invention can be applied to an animal of various sizes irrespective of the characteristics of animals, kinds, and cultivars since it can be manufactured in a form to be worn like a cuff on the ankle of the subject's animal.
The present invention has been developed so that the
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the body composition measuring unit of the animal body composition measuring apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, the
FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a body composition measuring part in an animal body composition measuring apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, it is designed to be mounted like a cuff on the ankle of an animal, and the animal is fixed to the entire ankle of the animal using the plurality of
In the present invention, the body composition measuring unit can be fixed to the animal's foot so that the subject animal is not subjected to stress, so that a large apparatus is not necessary, and the body impedance can be measured easily and noninvasively.
4 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for measuring an animal body composition according to the present invention, which includes a body
The
The present invention can perform the test by adjusting the
As described above, the present invention can easily and accurately measure the body composition of an animal even if the animal moves by fixing the body composition measuring unit including the electrode body on the animal's foot when measuring the body composition of the animal. Therefore, Purpose can be achieved.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. .
100: Body composition measuring unit
110: belt strip
120: Ground check lamp
130: Current input or voltage output connector
140: Ground electrode for sensor
200: Data processing section
300: Starter
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And a data processing unit (200) for calculating the body impedance of the animal measured by the body composition measurement unit (100) and analyzing the body composition of the animal from the calculated body impedance of the animal. Device.
The body composition measuring unit 100 includes a plurality of belt strips 110, a ground check lamp 120, a current lead-in or voltage lead-out connector 130 capable of measuring a body impedance, And a ground electrode (140) for the sensor, which can be used for the measurement of an animal body composition.
Wherein the body composition measuring unit (100) is of a type that can be worn like a cuff on the ankle of an animal being an examinee.
Wherein the body impedance measurement is performed by a grounding electrode (140) for a sensor which is grounded on the ankle of the subject animal.
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