AUTOMATED BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement system, comprising:
- a processing unit;
a non-invasive blood pressure sensor configured to transmit a blood pressure signal to the processing unit;
a first altitude sensor configured to generate a first height measurement and transmit the first height measurement to the processing unit; and
a second altitude sensor configured to generate a second height measurement and transmit the first height measurement to the processing unit;
wherein the processing unit is configured to generate an adjusted blood pressure measurement using the first height measurement, the second height measurement and the blood pressure signal.
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Abstract
A non-invasive blood pressure measurement system is disclosed. The system can include a processing unit, a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) sensor, a first altitude sensor and a second altitude sensor. The NIBP sensor can be configured to transmit a blood pressure signal to the processing unit. The first and second altitude sensors can be configured to generate and transmit first and second height measurements, respectively. The processing unit can be configured to generate an adjusted blood pressure measurement using the first height measurement, which can be the height of a patient'"'"'s heart, and the second height measurement, which can be the height of the NIBP sensor. Methods for determining the blood pressure of a patient using the system are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement system, comprising:
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a processing unit; a non-invasive blood pressure sensor configured to transmit a blood pressure signal to the processing unit; a first altitude sensor configured to generate a first height measurement and transmit the first height measurement to the processing unit; and a second altitude sensor configured to generate a second height measurement and transmit the first height measurement to the processing unit; wherein the processing unit is configured to generate an adjusted blood pressure measurement using the first height measurement, the second height measurement and the blood pressure signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining the blood pressure of a patient, comprising:
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receiving a blood pressure measurement from a blood pressure sensor; receiving a first height measurement from a first altimeter; receiving a first height measurement from a second altimeter; adjusting the blood pressure measurement using the first height measurement from the first altimeter and the first height measurement from the second altimeter; producing an adjusted blood pressure measurement comprising the systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and mean arterial pressure; and displaying the adjusted blood pressure measurement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a method for determining a corrected blood pressure measurement, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a blood pressure measurement from a blood pressure sensor; receiving a first height measurement from a first altimeter; receiving a first height measurement from a second altimeter; adjusting the blood pressure measurement using the first height measurement from the first altimeter and the first height measurement from the second altimeter; producing an adjusted blood pressure measurement comprising the systolic and diastolic pressure; and displaying the adjusted blood pressure measurement.
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