A device for holding a linear guide rail R along a linearly extending vertical reference surface L formed on an installation surface f provided with a vertical counter surface F, including a pressing plate 5, and first and second pressure contacting piece 7 and 6. Each of the plurality of current supply sections, when a corresponding region of the plurality of regions is selected as an object for data writing, is activated to supply a data write current to the corresponding region and each of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of write select lines provided correspondingly to predetermined units of the plurality of memory cells. The transmission characteristics can be set by a digital filter associated with the transmitter based on filter parameters. A clinical indication of one of an absence, onset, progression, regression, and status quo of edema is evaluated based on the device and derived measures.