Health informatics — Device interoperability – Part 10420: Personal health device communication — Device specialization — Body composition analyzer

This standard establishes a normative definition of the communication between personal body composition analyser agents and managers (for example, cell phones, personal computers, personal health appliances, set-top boxes) in a way that enables plug-and-play interoperability. In this context, the phrase ‘body composition analyser’ is used broadly to cover analysing devices that measure body impedances (using a weak electrical current) and compute the various body components including body fat from the impedance.

This standard leverages appropriate portions of existing standards including ISO/IEEE 11073 terminology, information models, application profile standards, and transport standards. It specifies the use of specific term codes, formats, and behaviours in telehealth environments to restrict optionality in base frameworks in favour of interoperability. A common core of communication functionality for personal telehealth body composition analysers is also defined.

Main sections:

· Scope

· Purpose

· Normative references

· Introduction to ISO/IEEE 11073 personal health devices

· Body composition analyser concepts and modalities

· Body composition analyser DIM

· Body composition analyser service model

· Body composition analyser communication model

· Test associations

· Conformance

· Annex A: (informative) Bibliography

· Annex B: (normative) Any additional ASN.1 definitions

· Annex C: (normative) Allocation of identifiers

· Annex D: (informative) Message sequence examples

· Annex E: (informative) Protocol data unit examples

· Annex F: (informative) Revision history