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Noninvesive arteriovenous pressure measurement device and arteriovenous pressure measurement method using the measurement device

US11000258B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2016
Grant dateMay 11, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2562/0247
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an arteriovenous pressure measurement device which allows noninvasive and accurate measurement of arteriovenous pressure, and also provides an arteriovenous pressure measurement method using the measurement device. The noninvasive arteriovenous pressure measurement device comprises a probe (20) for radiating ultrasound toward a blood vessel in the skin, a pressing part (10) for pressing the skin in a state of being placed between the skin and the probe (20), and a pressure sensor (33) for detecting a pressing force applied to the skin at the pressing part (10), the pressing part (10) having water (36) permeable to the ultrasound and a balloon (31) accommodating the water (36), the flexible container (31) being made of a flexible material permeable to the ultrasound, and an outer surface of the balloon (31) presses the skin.

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