CPC A61B 5/053 (2013.01) [A61B 2560/0228 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0252 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A method for calibrating a bioimpedance measuring device, the method comprising the steps:
providing the bioimpedance measuring device;
providing a measuring standard with a plurality of components (X, Y, Z), that may each be adjusted in terms of their respective component value (x1, x2, . . . xm; yi, y2, . . . y; zi, z, . . . zo), so that a number |K| of combinations of component values may be set, wherein |K|=m*n*o;
providing a Patient Database with a number |PDB| combinations of information, wherein each of the combinations of information comprises:
a) one or more patient parameters that characterize a specific patient, wherein the one or more patient parameters are not bioimpedance measurement results; and
b) a plurality of bioimpedance measurement results of the specific patient from at least one previous bioimpedance measurement process of the specific patient measured over a frequency range;
determining a number |CDB| of the combinations of component values based on which the plurality of bioimpedance measurement results of at least a predetermined part of the number |PDB| of combinations of the information may be gained using Cole Models or Cole-Cole Plots, wherein the number |CDB| is less than the number |K|;
providing a Calibration Database or Pool comprising the determined number |CDB| of the combinations of component values; and
calibrating the bioimpedance measuring device by using the measuring standard and adjusting the plurality of components (X, Y, Z) to some or all of the number |CDB| of the combinations of component values from the Calibration Database or Pool, but not by adjusting the plurality of components (X, Y, Z) to more than the number |CDB| of the combinations of component values.
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