SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND DETERMINING A PULSE ARRIVAL TIME (PAT) VALUE
First Claim
1. A method for measuring and determining a pulse arrival time (PAT) value of a user using a sensor device comprising a photoplethysmographic (PPG) multichannel sensor formed from a plurality of PPG sensor channels and being adapted to measure a set of PPG signals, each PPG signal being measured by one of the PPG sensor channels when the multichannel PPG sensor is in contact with the user;
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measuring said set of PPG signals;
extracting a plurality of features from each of the measured PPG signals;
selecting a subset from the set of PPG signals based on the extracted features; and
processing the selected subset of PPG signals to determine the PAT value.
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Abstract
A method for measuring and determining a pulse arrival time (PAT) value of a user using a sensor device comprising a photoplethysmographic (PPG) multichannel sensor formed from a plurality of PPG sensor channels and being adapted to measure a set of PPG signals, each PPG signal being measured by one of the PPG sensor channels when the multichannel PPG sensor is in contact with the user; comprising: measuring said set of PPG signals; extracting a plurality of features from each of the measured PPG signals; selecting a subset from the set of PPG signals based on the extracted features; and processing the selected subset of PPG signals to determine the PAT value. The disclosed sensor and method can be embedded into a chest belt and do not need skilled supervision. They can represent a potential candidate for the implantation of PWV measurement campaigns in the ambulatory setting.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for measuring and determining a pulse arrival time (PAT) value of a user using a sensor device comprising a photoplethysmographic (PPG) multichannel sensor formed from a plurality of PPG sensor channels and being adapted to measure a set of PPG signals, each PPG signal being measured by one of the PPG sensor channels when the multichannel PPG sensor is in contact with the user;
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measuring said set of PPG signals; extracting a plurality of features from each of the measured PPG signals; selecting a subset from the set of PPG signals based on the extracted features; and processing the selected subset of PPG signals to determine the PAT value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sensor device for measuring and determining a pulse arrival time (PAT) value of a user comprising a photoplethysmographic (PPG) multichannel sensor formed from a plurality of PPG sensor channels and being adapted to measure a set of PPG signals, each PPG signal being measured by one of the PPG sensor channels when the multichannel PPG sensor is in contact with the user, wherein the PAT value is determined using a method comprising:
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measuring said set of PPG signals; extracting a plurality of features from each of the measured PPG signals; selecting a subset from the set of PPG signals based on the extracted features; and processing the selected subset of PPG signals to determine the PAT value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. Computer carrier comprising program code portions to be executed by a signal processing device in order to carry out a method for measuring and determining a pulse arrival time (PAT) value of a user using a sensor device comprising a photoplethysmographic (PPG) multichannel sensor formed from a plurality of PPG sensor channels and being adapted to measure a set of PPG signals, each PPG signal being measured by one of the PPG sensor channels when the multichannel PPG sensor is in contact with the user;
- the method comprising;
measuring said set of PPG signals; extracting a plurality of features from each of the measured PPG signals; selecting a subset from the set of PPG signals based on the extracted features; and processing the selected subset of PPG signals to determine the PAT value;
when said program is executed by said signal processing device.
- the method comprising;
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