Blood pressure monitoring system
US4216779A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for long-term ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure by an auscultation method, employing a pressurizable cuff and requiring no intervention by the patient. Heartbeats are sensed by ECG electrodes, and a microphone is used to sense the Korotkow sounds as the pressure in the cuff is varied. The presence or absence of a Korotkow sound within a preset interval following each heartbeat is used in determining when the cuff pressure equals the systolic and diastolic pressures. Those pressures are determined in each cycle of operation and are recorded on a continuously-running portable tape recorder, along with the ECG signals. In each cycle of operation, the initial pressure to which the cuff is inflated is based on the systolic pressure measured in the immediately preceding cycle. The pressure in the inflated cuff is thereafter stepped downward in small discrete decrements triggered by successive heartbeats during the measurement phase of each cycle. After both the systolic and diastolic pressures have been determined, the remaining cuff pressure is vented through the same valve that was used to produce the stepwise pressure reduction. After a number of cycles of…
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