System or method for assessing a subject's peripheral blood circulation
US8585602B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6829
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for assessing blood circulation in a subject's limb, including detection means for detecting a signal dependent upon the arterial blood volume in a limb of the subject when the subject is in a first posture and also when the subject is in a second posture, different to the first posture; and processing means for calculating a quantitative indicator that is dependent upon the ratio of the signal for the first posture to the signal for the second posture.
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