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Device and method for controlling thermotherapeutic apparatus having function of measuring heart rate

US11839486B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2019
Grant dateDec 12, 2023
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2230/08
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed are a thermotherapeutic apparatus having a function of measuring a heart rate and a method of controlling the same. The thermotherapeutic apparatus includes a pretreatment portion which extracts a ballistocardiogram signal sensed by a weight detecting sensor, a heartbeat signal extractor which extracts a heartbeat signal from the pretreated signal, and a mode performer which performs control to calculate a heart rate on the basis of the extracted heartbeat signal, to determine a massage mode according to the calculated heart rate, and to automatically set a massage pattern, a massage level, and a massage temperature of the corresponding massage mode so as to perform the corresponding massage mode.

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