US Patent Application 17877277. APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY WATER STATUS simplified abstract

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY WATER STATUS

Inventors

JUNE YOUNG Lee of Seongnam-si (KR)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY WATER STATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 17877277 Titled 'APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY WATER STATUS'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an apparatus that can estimate the body water status of an object. The apparatus includes a spectrometer with a light source and a detector. The light source emits light onto the object, and the detector measures the near-infrared absorption spectrum by detecting the light scattered or reflected from the object. The apparatus also includes a processor that uses the measured absorption spectrum to estimate the albumin concentration in the object. Based on this estimated albumin concentration, the processor then estimates a body water index using a model that represents the relationship between changes in albumin concentration and changes in the amount of body water in the object.

Original Abstract Submitted

An apparatus for estimating body water status includes a spectrometer having a light source configured to emit light onto an object, and a detector configured to measure a near-infrared (NIR) absorption spectrum by detecting light scattered or reflected from the object; and a processor configured to estimate an albumin concentration in the object based on the measured NIR absorption spectrum, and to estimate a body water index based on the estimated albumin concentration by using a body water index estimation model that represents a relationship between a change in the albumin concentration and a change in an amount of body water present in the object.