Method and Device for Measuring Blood Flow Velocity

• US 20110004083A1
• Filed: 04/24/2008
• Published: 01/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chihyi Lu, Hsuehkuan Lu
• Original Assignee: Chihyi Lu, Hsuehkuan Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Chihyi, Lu, Hsuehkuan
• Application Number:
  US12/597,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20110004083A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/328
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0261 using optical means, e.g. infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0265 using electromagnetic means, e.g. electromagnetic flowmeter

Abstract

A method for measuring blood flow velocity comprises the steps of: placing a first and second blood vessel signal detectors on a body of a person to be measured in such a manner that the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are located a predetermined distance from each other; using the first and second blood vessel signal analyzers to record the blood signal at a predetermined time interval; setting an interval of time from the moment a specific blood vessel signal appears in a record of the first blood vessel signal analyzer to the moment the specific blood vessel signal appears in a record of the second blood vessel signal analyzer to be a predetermined time period; and dividing a value of the predetermined distance by a value of the predetermined time period can get a blood flow velocity.

Claims

1. A method for measuring blood flow velocity, comprising the steps of:

placing a first and second blood vessel signal detectors on a body of a person to be measured, wherein the first blood vessel signal detector is electrically connected to a first blood vessel signal analyzer, the second blood vessel signal detector is electrically connected to a second blood vessel signal analyzer, and the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are located a predetermined distance from each other;

using the first and second blood vessel signal analyzers to record the blood signal of the person to be measured at a predetermined time interval;

setting an interval of time from the moment a specific blood vessel signal appears in a record of the first blood vessel signal analyzer to the moment the specific blood vessel signal appears in a record of the second blood vessel signal analyzer to be a predetermined time period; and

dividing a value of the predetermined distance by a value of the predetermined time period can obtain a blood flow velocity between the first and second blood vessel signal detectors.

2. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blood flow velocity obtained is an average blood flow velocity between the first and second blood vessel signal detectors.

3. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are connected by a connecting member.

4. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connecting member is a length-adjustable link rod or telescopic rod.

5. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are of invasive or non-invasive type.

6. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are of clamp or loop type.

7. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal analyzers are used to analyze signals produced by blood flow and selected from the group consisting of oxy-meter, oxyhemoglobin analyzer, deoxyhemoglobin analyzer, carboxyhemoglobin analyzer, methemoglobin analyzer, and carbon dioxide meter.

8. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal analyzers are used to analyze wave signals of blood.

9. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 1, wherein a light beam of a predetermined wavelength is projected into blood vessel of the person to be measured to enable a specific type of blood cells or blood ingredient to produce an optical rotation signal which is used as a blood vessel signal value of the person to be measured and received by the blood vessel signal analyzers.

12. The device for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are connected by a connecting member.

13. The device for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 9, wherein the connecting member is a length-adjustable link rod or telescopic rod.

14. The device for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are of invasive or non-invasive type.

15. The device for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal detectors are of clamp or loop type.

16. The device for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal analyzers are used to analyze signals produced by blood flow and selected from the group consisting of oxy-meter, oxyhemoglobin analyzer, deoxyhemoglobin analyzer, carboxyhemoglobin analyzer, methemoglobin analyzer, and carbon dioxide meter.

17. The device for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first and second blood vessel signal analyzers are used to analyze wave signals of blood.

18. The device for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 9, wherein a light beam of a predetermined wavelength is projected into blood vessel of the person to be measured to enable a specific type of blood cells or blood ingredient to produce an optical rotation signal which is used as a blood vessel signal value of the person to be measured and received by the blood vessel signal analyzers.

10. A device for measuring blood flow velocity comprising:

a controller;

a first blood vessel signal analyzer electrically connected to the controller;

a second blood vessel signal analyzer electrically connected to the controller;

a first blood vessel signal detector electrically connected to the first blood vessel analyzer; and

a second blood vessel signal detector electrically connected to the second blood vessel analyzer;

wherein a first blood signal detected and analyzed by the first blood vessel signal detector and the first blood vessel signal analyzer and a second blood signal detected and analyzed by the second blood vessel signal detector and the first blood vessel signal analyzer are all recorded by the controller, and then the controller calculate a blood flow velocity of the person to be measured.

11. The method for measuring blood flow velocity as claimed in claim 10, wherein the blood flow velocity calculated by the controller is an average blood flow velocity between the first and second blood vessel signal detectors.