Method and apparatus for measuring blood pressure

• US 20080208064A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Health & Life Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Health & Life Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Shao-Hung
• Application Number:
  US11/710,936
• Publication Number:
  US 20080208064A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/485
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for measuring blood pressure are disclosed. The method is applied to a blood pressure measurement apparatus and comprises the steps of providing a sensing unit for sensing a user'"'"'s pulse, counting the pulse in a time interval by a counting unit based on the sensing unit to calculate a pulse rate, determining the condition of the pulse rate by a determination mechanism to generate an operation signal, controlling the blood pressure measurement apparatus based on the operation signal to determine whether or not the pulse rate is steady to ensure the accuracy of measuring the blood pressure. Therefore, the invention can improve the inaccuracy of the blood pressure measurement caused by human errors.

Claims

1. A method for measuring blood pressure measurement, applied to a blood pressure measurement apparatus, and said method comprising the steps of:

providing a sensing unit for sensing a user'"'"'s pulse;

counting the pulse in a time interval by a counting unit based on said sensing unit to calculate a pulse rate;

determining the condition of said pulse rate by a determination mechanism to generate an operation signal; and

controlling said blood pressure measurement apparatus based on said operation signal.

2. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 1, wherein said determination mechanism includes a program.

3. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 1, wherein said determination mechanism determines whether said pulse rate is stable or unstable based on a change interval corresponding to a change of said pulse rate.

4. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 3, wherein said change interval is measured in a unit of a pulse number or a percentage.

5. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 3, wherein said operation signal controls an operation of measuring blood pressure or reminding a user to carry out a blood pressure measurement if said pulse rate is stable.

6. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 3, wherein said operation signal controls an operation of prohibiting a blood pressure measurement or reminding a user about an unstable pulse if said pulse rate is unstable.

7. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises the step of providing a control unit for compulsorily issuing said operation signal to carry out a blood pressure measurement.

8. A method for measuring blood pressure, applicable for a blood pressure measurement apparatus, and said method comprising the steps of:

providing a sensing unit for sensing a user'"'"'s pulse;

counting the pulse in a time interval by a counting unit based on said sensing unit to calculate a pulse rate;

using said blood pressure measurement apparatus to measure a blood pressure; and

determining the condition of said pulse rate by a determination mechanism to generate reliable information of said blood pressure.

9. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 8, wherein said determination mechanism includes a program.

10. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 8, wherein said determination mechanism determines whether said pulse rate is stable or unstable based on a change interval corresponding to a change of said pulse rate.

11. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 10, wherein said change interval is measured in a unit of a pulse number or a percentage.

12. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises a step of generating said reliable information, if said pulse rate is stable.

13. The method for measuring blood pressure of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises a step of generating unreliable information if said pulse rate is unstable.

14. A blood pressure measurement apparatus, comprising:

a blood pressure measurement body for measuring a user'"'"'s a blood pressure;

a sensing unit for sensing a user'"'"'s pulse;

a counting unit for counting the pulse in a time interval based on said sensing unit to calculate a pulse rate; and

a processing unit for executing a determination mechanism to determine the condition of said pulse rate to generate an operation signal for controlling said blood pressure measurement body to carry out a measurement or generate reliable information of said blood pressure.

15. The blood pressure measurement apparatus of claim 14, wherein said determination mechanism includes a program.

16. The blood pressure measurement apparatus of claim 14, wherein said determination mechanism determines whether said pulse rate is stable or unstable according to a change interval corresponding to a change of said pulse rate.

17. The blood pressure measurement apparatus of claim 16, wherein said change interval is measured in a unit of a pulse number or a percentage.

18. The blood pressure measurement apparatus of claim 16, wherein said operation signal includes an operation of performing a blood pressure measurement, or reminding a user to perform a blood pressure measurement, or generating said reliable information if said pulse rate is stable.

19. The blood pressure measurement apparatus of claim 16, wherein said operation signal includes an operation of prohibiting a blood pressure measurement, or reminding a user about an unstable pulse, or generating unreliable information if said pulse rate is unstable.

20. The blood pressure measurement apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus further comprises a control unit for compulsorily issuing said operation signal to carry out said blood pressure measurement.