System for measuring blood pressure
US6517494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system (1) for measuring blood pressure during a limited number of blood pressure cycles at an area (2) overlying an artery (3) of a living subject, comprising a mechanism (4) for applying a pressure (P) to the artery for occluding artery in response to a pressure signal (Uprise), and for subsequently releasing said pressure to re-open artery in response to a pressure release signal (Uprelease), and a mechanism (11) for computing, by comparing a first time duration (&Dgr;T1) with a second time duration (&Dgr;T2), a delay time (Tdelay1) from a reference point in time after which a next pressure release signal is to be supplied to a mechanism (4) for applying a pressure, and for computing a pressure (P2) to be applied to artery in a next measuring cycle, and for supplying subsequently a pressure signal (Uprise) and a pressure release signal (Uprelease) corresponding to computed pressure (P2) and delay time (Tdelay1) to a mechanism (4) for applying a pressure.
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