SPHYGMOMANOMETER

• US 20150105675A1
• Filed: 10/09/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: KAWACHI, Taiji, FUTATSUYAMA, Kouki, NAKAGAWA, Tsuyoshi, YAMAKITA, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US14/510,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20150105675A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/493
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02125 of pulse wave propagation time
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6843 Monitoring or controlling sensor contact pressure

Abstract

A sphygmomanometer includes an operation part, a pulse wave sensor that detects a pulse wave signal indicative of a pulse wave in a part of the patient body that is operating the operation part. A first manometer measures a blood pressure based on the pulse wave signal, and a second manometer measures the blood pressure with a cuff that is worn by the patient. A cuff wearing detector detects a wearing of the cuff by the patient. A controller measures the blood pressure with the first manometer when the operation part is operated long enough for a detection of the pulse wave signal and measures the blood pressure with the second manometer when the cuff wearing detector detects that the cuff is worn and that the operation part is being operated.

Claims

1. A sphygmomanometer comprising:

an operation part that is operated by a part of a patient body;

a pulse wave sensor detecting a pulse wave signal indicative of a pulse wave in the part of the patient body that is operating the operation part;

a first manometer measuring a blood pressure based on the pulse wave signal detected by the pulse wave sensor;

a second manometer measuring the blood pressure with a cuff that is worn by the patient;

a cuff wearing detector detecting a wearing of the cuff by the patient; and

a controller (i) measuring the blood pressure with the first manometer when the operation part is being operated and a duration of the detection of the pulse wave signal by the pulse wave sensor is equal to or greater than a preset time, and (ii) measuring the blood pressure with the second manometer when the operation part is being operated and the cuff wearing detector detects the wearing of the cuff.

2. The sphygmomanometer of claim 1, further comprising:

a difference calculator calculating and memorizing a difference between a measurement value of the first manometer and a measurement value of the second manometer; and

a correction part correcting the measurement value according to the difference.

3. The sphygmomanometer of claim 2, wherein

the operation part is operated by a first step and a second step, and a direction to operate the first step and a direction to operate the second step is a same direction,

when the first step is operated, the controller performs a measurement by using one or both of the first manometer and the second manometer, and

when the second step is operated, the difference calculator performs a calculation and memorizes the difference.

4. The sphygmomanometer of claim 1, wherein

the cuff wearing detector detects the wearing of the cuff based on a circumferential stretch amount of the cuff.

5. The sphygmomanometer of claim 1, wherein

the part of the patient body is a part of an arm that is opposite to a cuff-wearing arm.

6. A sphygmomanometer comprising:

an operation part that is operated by a part of a patient body;

a pulse wave sensor detecting a pulse wave signal indicative of a pulse wave in the part of the patient body that is operating the operation part;

a first manometer measuring a blood pressure based on the pulse wave signal detected by the pulse wave sensor;

a second manometer measuring the blood pressure with a cuff that is worn by the patient;

a cuff wearing detector detecting a wearing of the cuff by the patient; and

a controller (i) measuring the blood pressure with the first manometer when the operation part is being operated and a duration of the detection of the pulse wave signal by the pulse wave sensor is equal to or greater than a preset time, (ii) measuring the blood pressure with the second manometer when the operation part is being operated, a duration of the detection of the pulse wave signal by the pulse wave sensor is shorter than the preset time, and the cuff wearing detector detects the wearing of the cuff, or (iii) measuring the blood pressure with the first manometer and the second manometer when the operation part is being operated, a duration of the detection of the pulse wave signal by the pulse wave sensor is equal to or greater than a preset time, and the cuff wearing detector detects the wearing of the cuff.

7. The sphygmomanometer of claim 6, further comprising:

a difference calculator calculating and memorizing a difference between a measurement value of the first manometer and a measurement value of the second manometer; and

a correction part correcting the measurement value according to the difference.

8. The sphygmomanometer of claim 7, wherein

the operation part operated by a first step and a second step, and a direction to operate the first step and a direction to operate the second step is a same direction,

when the first step is operated, the controller performs a measurement by using one or both of the first manometer and the second manometer, and

when the second step is operated, the difference calculator performs a calculation and memorizes the difference.

9. The sphygmomanometer of claim 6, wherein

the cuff wearing detector detects the wearing of the cuff based on a circumferential stretch amount of the cuff.

10. The sphygmomanometer of claim 6, wherein

the part of the patient body is a part of an arm that is opposite to a cuff-wearing arm.