Bio-impedance measurement device and bio-impedance measurement method
AssigneeSerial microelectronics information limited
InventorSi Herng Ng
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Abstract
A bio-impedance measurement device includes a signal generator, configured to input a probing signal having a first frequency and an over-sampling pattern into a bio-impedance; a receiver, configured to receive a first response signal related to the probing signal from the bio-impedance; a demodulation circuit, coupled to the receiver, configured to generate a first in-phase signal and a first quadrature-phase signal according to the first response signal; and a processor, coupled to the signal generator and the demodulation circuit, configured to analyze the probing signal, the first in-phase signal and the first quadrature-phase signal to determine a bio-impedance value of the bio-impedance.
Claims10
A bio-impedance measurement device, comprising:
- a signal generator, configured to input a probing signal having a first frequency and an over-sampling pattern into a bio-impedance, wherein the probing signal comprises an oversampled current waveform including a plurality of sub-period current levels within one period of the first frequency, and wherein the oversampled current waveform is configured to reduce at least one odd-order harmonic component of a response signal associated with the probing signal;
- a receiver, configured to receive a first response signal related to the probing signal from the bio-impedance;
- a demodulation circuit, coupled to the receiver, configured to generate a first in-phase signal and a first quadrature-phase signal according to the first response signal;
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- a processor, coupled to the signal generator and the demodulation circuit, configured to analyze the probing signal, the first in-phase signal and the first quadrature-phase signal to determine a bio-impedance value of the bio-impedance.
A bio-impedance measurement system, for measuring a bio-impedance, comprising:
- a bio-impedance measurement device, configured to be coupled to the bio-impedance, wherein the bio-impedance measurement device is configured to input a probing signal having a first frequency and an over-sampling pattern into the bio-impedance, receive a first response signal related to the probing signal from the bio-impedance, generate a first in-phase signal and a first quadrature-phase signal according to the first response signal, and analyze the probing signal, the first in-phase signal and the first quadrature-phase signal to determine a bio-impedance value of the bio-impedance.
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