Healthcare device using smart garment
AssigneeCellogin Inc.
InventorsSeung Kwan CHO, Seong Guk Kim, Chang Yong Ko, Yeon Sook Weon, Han Sung Kim, Tae Min Shin
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a healthcare device using a smart garment comprises a conductive fabric coupled to an inner side of the smart garment and a main body detachably provided to the smart garment, the main body providing micro-current stimulation or low-frequency stimulation via the conductive fabric, and providing a measurement voltage via the conductive fabric to monitor a user's body fat.
Claims15
A healthcare device using a smart garment, the healthcare device comprising:
- a conductive fabric coupled to an inner side of the smart garment;
- and
- a main body detachably provided to the smart garment, the main body providing micro-current stimulation or low-frequency stimulation via the conductive fabric, and providing a measurement voltage via the conductive fabric to monitor a user's body fat.
A method for managing body fat by a healthcare device using a smart garment, the method comprising:
- providing micro-current stimulation or low-frequency stimulation via a stimulation providing electrode attached to an inner side of the smart garment;
- applying a measurement voltage via a monitoring electrode attached to an inner side of a front part of the smart garment;
- and
- measuring the body fat based on a current measured via the stimulation providing electrode, wherein
- the stimulation providing electrode and the monitoring electrode are formed of a conductive fabric with a predetermined area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.