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Automatic non-invasive blood pressure reading device
Assignee: Medical Data Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1989-04-17
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Granted: 1990-05-08
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Expires: 2009-04-17
Abstract
Abstract An improved method and apparatus for non-invasive determination of blood pressure is disclosed. The oscillometric technique is employed, wherein a valve representative of the blood pressure is derived from a signal representative of the pressure oscillations in a cuff, where the value is derived for a plurality of cuff pressures, and where the cuff pressure corresponding to the maximum of the values derived from the pressure oscillations is taken to be the mean arterial pressure. The instant method uses as the value the complementary oscillation index which is defined to be the area bounded by a line connecting successive peaks in the signal and the signal beneath the line, divided by the time between peaks. Apparatus employing both digital and analog circuitry is employed.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl A. Ruiter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:30
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/02; A61B5/021; A61B5/022; A61B5/02225; A61B5/0215; A61B5/02156; A61B7/00; A61B7/02; A61B7/04; A61B7/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
The method of determining mean arterial pressure comprising the following steps: (a) setting the cuff pressure to a first pressure, (b) storing the cuff pressure oscillations at the first cuff pressure, (c) determining the complimentary oscillation index for the oscillations at the first cuff pressure, (d) setting the cuff pressure to a next pressure, (e) storing the cuff pressure oscillations at the next pressure, (f) determining the complimentary oscillation index for the oscillations at the next pressure, (g) repeating steps d through f to establish a complimentary oscillation index envelope, and (h) taking the cuff pressure corresponding to the maximum value of the complimentary oscillation index envelope as being the mean arterial pressure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
The method of determining mean arterial pressure comprising the following steps: (a) setting the cuff pressure to a first pressure, (b) storing the cuff pressure oscillations at the first cuff pressure, (c) determining the complimentary oscillation index for the oscillations at the first cuff pressure, (d) setting the cuff pressure to a next pressure, (e) storing the cuff pressure oscillations at the next pressure, (f) determining the complimentary oscillation index for the oscillations at the next pressure, (g) repeating steps d through f to establish a complimentary oscillation index envelope, and (h) taking the cuff pressure corresponding to the maximum value of the complimentary oscillation index envelope as being the mean arterial pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
In a method for non-invasive determination of blood pressure, where a value is derived from a signal representative of the pressure oscillations in a cuff, where the value is derived for a plurality of cuff pressures, and where the cuff pressure corresponding to the maximum of the values derived from the pressure oscillations is taken to be the mean arterial pressure, the improvement comprising using as the value the complimentary oscillation index which is defined to be the area bounded by a line connecting successive peaks in the signal and the signal beneath the line, divided by the time between peaks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
In a method for non-invasive determination of blood pressure, where a value is derived from a signal representative of the pressure oscillations in a cuff, where the value is derived for a plurality of cuff pressures, and where the cuff pressure corresponding to the maximum of the values derived from the pressure oscillations is taken to be the mean arterial pressure, the improvement comprising using as the value the complimentary oscillation index which is defined to be the area bounded by a line connecting successive peaks in the signal and the signal beneath the line, divided by the time between peaks.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An automatic blood pressure reading device comprising: means for calculating the complimentary oscillation index for a plurality of cuff pressures, means for storing the corresponding complimentary oscillation index and cuff pressure, and means to determine the maximum value of the complimentary oscillation index.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
An automatic blood pressure reading device comprising: means for calculating the complimentary oscillation index for a plurality of cuff pressures, means for storing the corresponding complimentary oscillation index and cuff pressure, and means to determine the maximum value of the complimentary oscillation index.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The automatic blood pressure reading device of claim 3 wherein the means for calculating the complimentary oscillation index further includes, means for determining the summed oscillation index and the time between pulses.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The automatic blood pressure reading device of claim 3 further including means to compare the corresponding complimentary oscillation index and cuff pressure to an oscillation envelope.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
62 words
A method for discriminating for artifact determination in a blood pressure measurement system employing the oscillometric method, comprising the steps of: generating a complimentary oscillation index envelope, comparing the complimentary oscillation index envelope with the expected shape of the oscillation envelope, regenerating any points of the complimentary oscillation index envelope which do not conform to the expected shape of the oscillation envelope.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
62 words
A method for discriminating for artifact determination in a blood pressure measurement system employing the oscillometric method, comprising the steps of: generating a complimentary oscillation index envelope, comparing the complimentary oscillation index envelope with the expected shape of the oscillation envelope, regenerating any points of the complimentary oscillation index envelope which do not conform to the expected shape of the oscillation envelope.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
67 words
A method for correcting an oscillation envelop in the oscillometric blood pressure measurement technique, comprising the steps of: (a) generating a complimentary oscillation index envelope, (b) checking the complimentary oscillation index envelope for smoothness and the presence of a single peak, and (c) remeasuring the complimentary oscillation index at cuff pressures where the oscillation envelope does not meet either or both of the requirements of step b.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
67 words
A method for correcting an oscillation envelop in the oscillometric blood pressure measurement technique, comprising the steps of: (a) generating a complimentary oscillation index envelope, (b) checking the complimentary oscillation index envelope for smoothness and the presence of a single peak, and (c) remeasuring the complimentary oscillation index at cuff pressures where the oscillation envelope does not meet either or both of the requirements of step b.
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