External Calibration and Recalibration for a Blood Pressure Monitor
First Claim
1. A method of calibrating and recalibrating a hydrostatic cuff diagnostic device for detecting a pulse waveform comprising, sensing a physiological parameters sensed changes the calibration of the hydrostatic cuff diagnostic device,activating an external absolute blood pressure system and determining a recalibrate factor,communicating said recalibration factor to said diagnostic device,recalibrating said diagnostic device using said recalibration factor,wherein said recalibration factor is based on measured changes in physiological parameters.
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Abstract
A method and system for the external calibration and recalibration of a blood pressure monitor comprising a continuous pulse waveform detector, a pulse decomposition analyzer for analyzing high resolution pulse wave forms, and an absolute blood pressure monitor. Upon startup, the pulse waveform detector is initialized by the pulse decomposition analyzer based upon a reading from the absolute blood pressure monitor. Upon detection of a physiological event from the pulse decomposition analyzer, the absolute blood pressure monitor is directed to take a reading which is then used to recalibrate the pulse waveform detector.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of calibrating and recalibrating a hydrostatic cuff diagnostic device for detecting a pulse waveform comprising, sensing a physiological parameters sensed changes the calibration of the hydrostatic cuff diagnostic device,
activating an external absolute blood pressure system and determining a recalibrate factor, communicating said recalibration factor to said diagnostic device, recalibrating said diagnostic device using said recalibration factor, wherein said recalibration factor is based on measured changes in physiological parameters.
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5. A blood pressure monitor comprising:
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a control device having a pulse decomposition analyzer, recalibration parameters, a control communication means; and a pulse waveform detector capable of being worn by an animate being and further being capable of continually detecting said animate being'"'"'s pulse waveform, and having detector communication means for continually communicating said pulse wave form and means for receiving calibration instructions; an absolute blood pressure monitor for detecting the absolute blood pressure of said animate being and monitor communication means capable of communicating said absolute blood pressure to said control device and for receiving instructions to initiate said detection of said absolute blood pressure of said animate being; wherein said control communication means is capable of communicating with said detector communication means and said monitor communication means, and wherein said control device continually analyzes said pulse waveform with said pulse decomposition analyzer and compares said analysis against said recalibration parameters and initiates a calibration process; wherein said calibration process comprises; sending an absolute blood pressure request to said absolute blood pressure monitor to measure the absolute blood pressure; communicating the absolute blood pressure to said control device; generating calibration instructions based upon said absolute blood pressure; and communicating calibration instructions to said pulse waveform detector, and wherein said control device also initiates said calibration process upon startup of said blood pressure monitor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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