Heartbeat synchronous pulse wave detecting apparatus
US5140991A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/02233
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a pulse wave produced from a subject in synchronous relationship with heartbeats of the subject, including a probe device for sensing a heartbeat synchronous pulse wave transmitted thereto and generating a signal representative of the sensed pulse wave, a sampling device for periodically determining a magnitude of the signal, a determining device for determining a lower peak and a following upper peak of the heartbeat synchronous pulse wave based on variation of the magnitudes determined by the sampling means, a calculating device for calculating a value by subtracting, from each of the magnitudes determined by the sampling means, a magnitude of the signal determined by the sampling means prior by a predetermined number of periods to the each of the magnitudes, and a judging means for judging whether or not the following upper peak is a proper upper peak of a pulse of the heartbeat synchronous pulse wave, based on the values calculated by the calculating means with respect to a portion of the signal between the lower peak and the following upper peak.
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