METHOD OF DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE AND AN APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE
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An apparatus and method enables a reading of a continuous beat to beat heart rate at the superficial temporal artery to give an indication of blood pressure of the brain and blood related diseases. The apparatus is non-invasive. Preferably a reading of a continuous beat to beat heart rate is measured on both the left superficial temporal artery and the right superficial temporal artery simultaneously during the same heart beat. Where the wave form measured from the left temporal artery differs from the wave form measured from the right temporal artery this may be an indication of an impending stroke or an indication that a stroke has recently happened. Further, the indices of the wave forms may be used as a clinical indication of other blood related diseases.
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27 Claims
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15. A non-invasive apparatus for measuring blood pressure of the brain at a left superficial temporal artery and a right superficial temporal artery of a subject comprising:
- a first pressure sensor and a first adjustment means attached to the first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor and a second adjustment means attached to the second pressure sensor whereby the first and second adjustment means allows the first and second pressure sensor to be located over and provide a continuous applanation pressure on the left and right superficial temporal artery of the subject for continuous beat to beat measurement of a waveform when in use.
- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-invasive method for measuring blood pressure of the brain at a left superficial temporal artery and a right superficial temporal artery simultaneously comprising the steps of:
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a. Positioning a pressure sensor over the left superficial temporal artery; b. tensioning a second pressure sensor over the right superficial temporal artery on the head of a wearer such that a first sensor is positioned over a left superficial temporal artery and a second sensor is positioned over a right superficial temporal artery of the wearer; c. Adjusting the first and second pressure sensor to exert a continuous applanation pressure on the left and right superficial temporal artery; and d. Measuring a waveform as each heart beat reaches the superficial temporal artery. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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