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The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) counts as one of the most current topics in clinical nutrition. Through precise and reliable measurements of a body’s composition, the seca mBCA devices can be used in various clinical sectors. Patients in oncology, nephrology, diabetology and cardiology, in particular, can profit from the device. Extracellular water retentions that result from heart insufficiency can be recognized early on and dialysis therapies can be effectively monitored.
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Nelly Kress is the perfect example of a self-made woman. Born in Berlin, she graduated in various training fields. Since 2013, she has successfully worked as a nutrition coach. In 2015, she opened her first practice in Berlin-Charlottenburg, where she offers extensive nutrition and medical counseling, establishing a reputation nation-wide.
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Quality and functionality are probably the two most important attributes when it comes to developing a new product. But, a product’s design is just as essential, as the design will automatically determine usability and acceptance amongst its users. With the many top-class awards that seca has received over the years, the company has proven time and again that combining user-oriented technology and intelligent details with perfect design is one of the their core strengths. This year, for example,seca has been awarded the iF Design Award, not in one category, but in two: for the revolutionary medical Body Composition Analyzer seca mBCA 525, as well as for the ingenious seca Service Concept.
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Usually, measuring a patient’s body weight and height is routine work and can be done in no time. But what if a patient is bedridden or unable to be in a standing position to have his or her measurements taken? For example, patients who suffer from massive posture damage through spinal deformities or contractures, are at a greater risk of falling. In this case, it is necessary to find a solution that differs from the classic techniques to take body measurements.
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When A.C.C. Joachims, a talented locksmith, founded a scale shop in Hamburg in 1840, he couldn't have known that this undertaking would still apply 175 years later, and that his company – under the brand name seca – would go on to become one of the leading manufacturers in the field of medical measuring and scales.
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A talking, fully automated measuring station that can read height and body weight within seconds, wirelessly transmitting data, sounds a lot like a vision of the future. But due to intense development and engineer work, it has today become reality. The vision's name is seca 287, a fully automatic ultrasonic measuring station suitable for radio transmission. So far, ultrasound waves are utilized in medicine mainly for imaging purposes. The seca 287 uses them to measure body size and weight quickly and contact-free. For achieving a high precision and reliability, the machine is equipped with three individual transmitters which send and receive data. The sensors capture the entire area of the…
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In the second half of the eighteenth century, Luigi Galvani discovered the interdependency between electrical power and biological tissue. His experiments with frogs’ legs paved the way for further research on the bioelectrical behavior of the human body. Through this technical and scientific progress, the human’s physiology could continuously be examined and understood to an even better extent. In 1965 Thomasset et al. were the first to define the amount of extracellular fluid in vivo by measuring bioelectrical impedance.
