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InBody BSM170 digital stadiometer full column view
InBody BSM170 digital stadiometer head bar and column
InBody BSM170 digital stadiometer full column view
InBody BSM170 digital stadiometer head bar and column

InBody BSM170 Stadiometer

by InBody
$1,100.00 - $1,100.00
$1,100.00
$1,100.00 - $1,100.00
$1,100.00

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InBody | BSM170

InBody BSM170 Stadiometer

The InBody BSM170 Stadiometer is a height rod that measures from 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in., pediatric through adult, on one instrument. The person steps onto the footplate and the operator brings the sliding head bar down to the crown. Pressing the lock button saves the reading to a digital display, and Bluetooth then sends the height to a paired InBody analyzer. It pairs with the current InBody analyzers, and a 270, 570 or 770 built before 2023 may need a service visit at InBody first. The BSM170 runs on batteries and needs no outlet.

An InBody body composition analyzer measures fat, muscle and water by passing a small current through the body, and it needs a height figure before it will produce a result. Without a stadiometer beside it, that figure is typed in from memory, often the number the person being tested last heard read out at a physical. The BSM170 replaces it with a measured one, taken in the room on the day of the test. Battery power means siting the column is a question of floor space beside the analyzer and nothing else. There is no outlet to find and no cable to route across a testing room. The BSM170 produces a height reading and nothing else. It performs no bioelectrical impedance measurement and returns no body composition values, so it stands beside an analyzer and never in place of one.

Height Range
1 ft 2 in. up to 6 ft 10 in.
Pediatric to adult
Operation
Manual
Head bar and lock button
Transfer
Bluetooth
To a paired InBody analyzer
Analyzer Link
Bluetooth
Bluetooth to the analyzer
Battery operation, no outlet Footplate and head bar Height transfer over Bluetooth Pediatric to adult range

What it is for

How it works

The BSM170 produces one measurement and hands it to a paired analyzer over Bluetooth. It takes the height with a footplate and a sliding head bar, and the column reaches from 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in.

Height stops being an estimate
Height is an input to a body composition test, and a keyed-in figure is only as good as the memory it came from. The BSM170 supplies a measured height to a paired analyzer in place of that keyed-in one. One operator action produces one measured value, and the analyzer starts its calculation from a figure taken in the room that day. Where the same people are retested over months, taking the input the same way every time is the argument for the device.
A measured input
A manual instrument with a digital readout
The operating sequence is short: turn on the device, step onto the footplate, bring the head bar down to the person's height, press the lock button to save the reading. The head bar moves by hand and the value is read digitally off the display. The word ultrasonic belongs to a different product in the range, the InBody PUSH 2.0. In practice the BSM170 means one trained pair of hands at the column and a reading that takes seconds.
Lock button saves
Analyzers built before 2023
The link to an analyzer is Bluetooth, and the build year of the analyzer decides it. An InBody 270, 570 or 770 that left the factory from 2023 onward pairs as it stands. One built before 2023 may require maintenance at InBody's warehouse first, and the serial number on the analyzer is what gives its build date.
Pre-2023 units, ask first
From 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in.
The column reads from 1 ft 2 in. up to 6 ft 10 in., a span that covers pediatric to adult populations. The bottom of that range matters in a pediatric clinic and a school screening program, where a fixed wall rule and a clipboard is often what the stadiometer replaces. The top of it covers the tall end of an adult athletic population without a stool or a workaround. One column handles both ends, so a mixed-age caseload does not need two instruments.
Pediatric to adult

Specification at a glance

Key features

The BSM170 reads 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in., saves the reading with a lock button, pairs over Bluetooth with the current InBody analyzers, runs on batteries and reports height only.

Reads 1 ft 2 in. through 6 ft 10 in.
Height measurement range, pediatric to adult
Manually operated digital stadiometer
The head bar moves by hand, the readout is digital
Lock button saves the reading
Step on, set the head bar, press once
Bluetooth transfer to the analyzer
No cable between the column and the analyzer
Bluetooth link to the analyzer
Pairing confirmed against your serial number
Battery operation
No outlet or cable management needed
Footplate and head bar
The person stands, the operator sets the bar
Height, and height only
No impedance measurement, no body composition values

Closer look

How to use it

InBody BSM170 digital stadiometer head bar and column
In the room

From the footplate to the analyzer

A short sequence, and the analyzer has a height it did not have to ask anybody for. The steps run turn on, step onto the footplate, bring the head bar down to the crown, then press the lock button. The Bluetooth link puts the figure into the paired analyzer with no cable between the two devices. Because the BSM170 runs on batteries, siting it comes down to floor space beside the analyzer. It measures height and only height, which is why it stands next to a body composition analyzer and never replaces one.

  • Height range 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in., covering pediatric to adult
  • Manual head bar with a lock button to save the reading
  • Bluetooth pairing with the current InBody analyzers
  • Battery operation, with no outlet or cable run required
  • Height is the only output; this device performs no bioelectrical impedance measurement
Manual digital Bluetooth pairing Battery powered
InBody BSM170 digital stadiometer full column view
Pairing

The analyzer's build year decides the pairing

Two things decide the pairing: the analyzer model and the year it was built. InBody 270, 570 and 770 units manufactured from 2023 onward pair as they stand. Units manufactured before 2023 may require maintenance at InBody's warehouse, which means a service visit and a spell without the analyzer. The serial number on the analyzer gives its build date.

  • Pairing partners are confirmed with InBody model by model before an order goes in
  • InBody 270, 570 and 770 units built before 2023 may require maintenance at InBody's warehouse
  • The serial number on the analyzer gives its build date
  • The link is Bluetooth, and the two devices pair without a cable
  • The stadiometer needs no wired connection to the analyzer
Six analyzers Pre-2023 caveat Serial number check

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Height, and nothing else. The range is 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in., which covers pediatric to adult populations. The device performs no bioelectrical impedance measurement and reports no body composition values.
Both names point at the same column. InBody's current US designation carries the B suffix, BSM 170B, and this SKU is sold here as the BSM170. A purchase order needing the exact designation should carry BSM 170B.
Turn on the device, step onto the footplate, adjust the head bar to the person's height, then press the lock button to save the reading. The head bar is moved by hand and the value is read off a digital display, which is the arrangement a manually operated digital stadiometer describes.
The link is Bluetooth, and the height lands in the analyzer without anyone typing it at the screen. Which analyzers the BSM170 pairs with is a question we put to InBody against the serial number of the machine you run, because the answer moves with the model and its build year.
An InBody 270, 570 or 770 built from 2023 onward pairs as it stands. One built before 2023 may require maintenance at InBody's warehouse before it will work with the stadiometer, and that applies to units already out in the field. The serial number on the analyzer gives its build date.
1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in. on one column, pediatric to adult. The low end reaches infants and small children, which is what a pediatric clinic or a school screening program needs, and the high end covers the tall end of an adult athletic population. A mixed-age caseload runs on the single instrument.
No. It is a stadiometer, so height is its single output. Weight, skeletal muscle mass, body fat and segmental analysis come from the body composition analyzer it pairs with, and the BSM170's job is to give that analyzer a measured height to work from. The two devices are bought together for that reason.
No. Battery operation eliminates the need for outlets or cable management, so the column can go wherever the floor space is and not wherever the socket happens to be.
No. Ultrasonic describes a separate product in the range, the InBody PUSH 2.0. The BSM170 is the manually operated digital unit: the operator moves the head bar and the column shows the value on its display.
Because a typed figure is whatever the person in front of you remembers. Height is an input the analyzer uses, and the BSM170 supplies a measured one to it in place of a keyed-in one. Where the same people come back for repeat tests over months, having that input taken the same way every time is the whole argument for the device.
  • Type: Manually operated digital stadiometer, a height rod with a footplate and a sliding head bar
  • Height Measurement Range: 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in.
  • Population Coverage: Pediatric to adult
  • Outputs: Height
  • Operation: Turn on the device, step onto the footplate, adjust the head bar to height, press the lock button to save the reading
  • Display: Digital readout on the column
  • Power: Battery operation
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth pairing with InBody professional body composition analyzers
  • Transfer: The measured height goes to the paired analyzer over Bluetooth, with no cable between the two
  • Analyzer Link: Bluetooth; the pairing is confirmed with InBody against the analyzer serial number before order
  • Compatibility Note: InBody 270, 570 and 770 units manufactured before 2023 may require maintenance at InBody's warehouse
  • Type: Manually operated digital stadiometer
  • Height range: 1 ft 2 in. to 6 ft 10 in.
  • Population: Pediatric to adult on one column
  • Output: Height
  • Operation: Footplate, head bar and lock button
  • Transfer: Height goes to a paired InBody analyzer over Bluetooth
  • Analyzer link: Bluetooth to a paired InBody analyzer, pairing confirmed before order
  • Power: Battery operation, no outlet needed
  • Scope: Height only, with no impedance measurement and no body composition values