A device and method are provided for determining the volume ECVhydr(t) of a body compartment of a patient at a time t by conducting measurements at the time t of the patient to determine at least one anthropometric measure X(t), the extracellular water volume ECV(t), and the intracellular water volume...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7133716?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7133716 - Determining the hydration status of a patient