Method and measuring device for determining blood pressure

US7963921B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• KAZ USA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Dirk Freund · Kelkheim, DE
• Fred Schnak · Kronberg, DE
• Martin Giersiepen · Oberursel, DE
• Frank Kressmann · Eschborn, DE
• Brigitte Harttmann · Niedernhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 1998
• Grant date: Jun 21, 2011
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2560/0261
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method and a device for determining the blood pressure, in which a pressure sensor is applied to an individual's limb to detect the blood pressure prevailing in said limb. According to the present invention, the orientation of the limb is detected by means of an orientation sensing unit, and the detected blood pressure is corrected in an evaluating unit in response to the limb's detected orientation.