Blood pressure measurement apparatus and method
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1. Blood pressure measurement apparatus for measuring the blood pressure of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a signal from the patient indicative of contractions of the heart of the patient;
analysing means for analysing the received signal;
blood pressure measuring means for measuring the blood pressure of the patient;
determining means for determining whether to take a blood pressure measurement on the basis of the analysis of the received signal by ad analysing means; and
control means for controlling the blood pressure measuring means to perform a blood pressure measurement if a blood pressure measurement request signal has been received by said control means and in dependence upon the detention by said determining means.
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Abstract
A blood pressure measurement apparatus and method is disclosed in which the taking of blood pressure measurements of a patient is controlled in dependence upon the analysis of a signal from the patient indicative of cardiac contractions.
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1. Blood pressure measurement apparatus for measuring the blood pressure of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a signal from the patient indicative of contractions of the heart of the patient;
analysing means for analysing the received signal;
blood pressure measuring means for measuring the blood pressure of the patient;
determining means for determining whether to take a blood pressure measurement on the basis of the analysis of the received signal by ad analysing means; and
control means for controlling the blood pressure measuring means to perform a blood pressure measurement if a blood pressure measurement request signal has been received by said control means and in dependence upon the detention by said determining means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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- 5. Blood pressure measurement apparatus according to any preceding clam wherein said analysing means is adapted to identify whether it is a suitable time for a blood pressure measurement to be taken and said determining means is adapted to determine to take a blood pressure measurement only if said analysing means has identified the time to be suitable.
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12. Blood pressure measurement apparatus according to any prig claim wherein said analysing means is further adapted to analyse the received signal to identify predetermined cardiac events for which a blood pressure measurement is desired, and said determining means is adapted to determine that-a blood pressure measurement is to be taken when said analysing mean identifies a said predetermined cardiac event.
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17. Blood pressure measurement apparats according to any preceding wherein said receiving means is adapted to re an ECG signal from the patient.
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22. Blood pressure measurement apparatus according to any preceding clam when said analysing means comprises neural network means.
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28. A method of measuring the blood pressure of a patient;
- the method Comprising;
receiving a signal from the patient indicative of the contractions of the heart of the patient;
analysing the received signal;
generating a blood pressure request signal;
determining whether to take a blood pressure measurement on the basis of the analysis of the received signal; and
taking a blood pressure measurement if said blood pressure measurement request signal has been generated in dependence upon the result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
- the method Comprising;
- 31. A method according to any one of clams 28 to 30, wherein the analysis step identifies whether it is a suitable time for a blood pressure measurement to be taken, and a determination step determines that a blood pressure measurement is to be taken only if the analysing step has identified the time to be suitable.
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45. A method according to any one of clam 28 to 44, wherein the analysing step uses neural network means.
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