Glossary

Patient-related data (e.g. name, age, gender, notes of the physician) and measurement results (e.g. body height, body weight).

Database for storing and retrieving patient data.

Test to verify whether the equipment under test (EUT) is capable of performing its intended functions.

Scale used to measure the weight of persons.

Measure of the quantity and quality of the somatic cells; allows conclusions to be drawn about a person's nutritional condition and state of health.
(cf. seca patient printouts)

Location where the scale is set up and used.

Location or zone of use of a scale in which the value of gravity is assumed to be constant. May be a city, an administrative area, or larger region, provided that gravity can be assumed to be sufficiently constant throughout the location.

First making available for sale, or free of charge, of a device other than one intended for clinical investigation, with a view to distribution and/or use on the market, regardless of whether it is new or fully refurbished.

Moveablereading element of a mechanical scale, read in relation to a fixed reference component.

Device for subtracting a preset tare value from a gross or net value and indicating the result of the calculation. The weighing range for net loads is reduced accordingly.

Measurement result or other data printed by an external printer.