US 12,326,438 B2
Health-level measuring method, health-level determining apparatus, and hair-health examination system
Takashi Tsuji, Wako (JP); and Koh-ei Toyoshima, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to ORGANTECH, INC., Tokyo (JP); and RIKEN, Saitama (JP)
Appl. No. 16/324,670
Filed by ORGAN TECHNOLOGIES INC., Tokyo (JP); and RIKEN, Wako (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 8, 2017, PCT No. PCT/JP2017/028781
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 11, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/030409, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 15, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-158794 (JP), filed on Aug. 12, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0170726 A1, Jun. 6, 2019
Int. Cl. G01N 33/483 (2006.01); G01N 23/223 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); A41G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 33/4833 (2013.01) [G01N 23/223 (2013.01); G01N 33/48 (2013.01); G01N 33/50 (2013.01); A41G 5/004 (2013.01); G01N 33/5005 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining the health-level of a subject, comprising:
a hair analysis step (A) of analyzing hair of the subject, wherein the hair analysis is at least one selected from the group consisting of external structure analysis, internal structure analysis, strength of the hair, suppleness of the hair, a diameter of a hair shaft, a cross-sectional shape of the hair and a wavy state of the hair, genetic analysis and analysis of proteins, lipids, pigments and metabolites; and
a determining step (B) of determinizing a health level selected from a risk of a specific disease, a risk of development of a specific disease, a state of stress, degree of aging and degree of fatigue from information obtained from said hair analysis step (A).