IP Library Granted Patent US 7,798,981
Granted Patent B2
US 7,798,981 · App. 12/267,056 · Granted Sep 21, 2010

Living body inspection apparatus

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,798,981
App. No.
12/267,056
Granted
Sep 21, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A living body inspection apparatus including an oscillation coil which passes an AC current, a detection coil which detects an AC magnetic field generated from the detection coil, an amplification circuit which amplifies a voltage generated by the magnetic field induced by the detection coil, a detecting unit for detecting the output signal of the amplification circuit, a low pass filter to which the output signal of the detecting unit is input, a unit for setting the oscillation coil and detection coil in first and second regions of the living body, a recording unit for recording the output of the low pass filter while the first region and the second region of the living body are moving and a displaying unit for displaying the data recorded in the recording unit or results of analysis of the recorded data.

Claims (42)

1. A living body inspection apparatus comprising:

an AC generation circuit which generates an AC voltage having a predetermined frequency;

converting means for converting said AC voltage output from said AC generation circuit to an AC current;

an oscillation coil which passes said AC current output from said converting means;

a detection coil which detects an AC magnetic field generated from said oscillation coil;

an amplification circuit which amplifies a voltage generated by the magnetic field induced by said detection coil;

detecting means for detecting an output signal of said amplification circuit with a predetermined frequency;

a low pass filter to which an output signal of said detecting means is input;

means for setting said oscillation coil in a first region of a living body;

means for setting said detection coil in a second region of said living body;

recording means for recording an output of said low pass filter while said first region and said second region of said living body are moving;

displaying means for displaying data recorded in said recording means or results of analysis of recorded data; and

transmitting means for transmitting a tapping timing to an examinee.

2. The living body inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said detecting means detects the output signal of said amplification circuit with the same frequency as that of said AC generation circuit or a double harmonic frequency.

3. The living body inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising means for detecting a tapping frequency as a measurement frequency, wherein a set frequency set in said transmitting means and said measurement frequency are displayed.

4. The living body inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said output of said low pass filter is an output which changes depending on a variety of a relative distance between said first region and said second region while said first region and said second region of said living body are moving.

5. A living body inspection apparatus comprising:

an AC generation circuit which generates an AC voltage having a predetermined frequency;

converting means for converting said AC voltage output from said AC generation circuit to an AC current;

an oscillation coil which passes said AC current output from said converting means;

a detection coil which detects an AC magnetic field generated from said oscillation coil;

an amplification circuit which amplifies a voltage generated by the magnetic field induced by said detection coil;

detecting means for detecting an output signal of said amplification circuit with the same frequency as that of said AC generation circuit or a double harmonic frequency;

a low pass filter to which an output signal of said detecting means is input;

means for setting said oscillation coil on a leg of a living body;

means for setting said detection coil on said leg of said living body;

recording means for recording an output of said low pass filter while said leg is moving; and

displaying means for displaying data recorded in said recording means or results of an analysis of said recorded data.

6. The living body inspection apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising said oscillation coil being set on a right leg or a left leg of said living body and said detection coil being set on a right leg or a left leg of said living coil.

7. A living body inspection apparatus comprising:

an AC generation circuit which generates an AC voltage having a predetermined frequency;

converting means for converting said AC voltage output from said AC generation circuit to an AC current;

an oscillation coil which passes said AC current output from said converting means;

a detection coil which detects an AC magnetic field generated from said oscillation coil;

an amplification circuit which amplifies a voltage generated by the magnetic field induced by said detection coil;

detecting means for detecting an output signal of said amplification circuit with the same frequency as that of said AC generation circuit or a double harmonic frequency;

a low pass filter to which an output signal of said detecting means is input;

means for setting said oscillation coil in a first region of a living body;

means for setting said oscillation coil in a second region of said living body;

recording means for recording an output of said low pass filter while said first region and said second region of said living body are moving; and

displaying means for displaying data recorded in said recording means or results of an analysis of recorded data,

wherein said living body inspection apparatus is provided with a main apparatus which houses said AC generation circuit, said converting means, said amplification circuit, said detecting means, said low pass filter, said recording means and said displaying means.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-329299 · Sep 22, 2003 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 1078837700 · Mar 1, 2004
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