DEVICE: Echolight S.p.a. (08052461860091)

An electronic device designed to estimate body composition (i.e., percent body fat, lean, bone, and/or hydration) with regards to bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and often personal characteristics (e.g., age, gender, height, weight). It may be in the form of a unit with electrodes applied to the surface of the patient’s body, or a scale(s) placed on the floor and upon which the patient stands to measure total body weight. Both types perform BIA by passing a low electrical current through the body; personal characteristics may be manually entered. Data are analysed to provide measurements that may include body mass index (BMI), fat/muscle/bone mass, and total body water percent.

An assembly of devices used to produce bone density measurements and other calculations based on data obtained from transmitted and reflected ultrasound (US) waves. Also called a bone densitometer, it has an integrated ultrasound transducer to deliver an ultrasound beam to an anatomical region of interest. Information obtained from detection and analysis of resulting echoes is used in calculations to estimate bone mineral density or subcutaneous fat, or to make other quantitative assessments (e.g., fracture risk). It typically incorporates an ultrasound transducer, detection electronics, a control panel, a computer, software programs, a video display, and a patient positioning system (PPS).