Blood pressure monitoring system
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1. A system for monitoring the blood pressure of a patient, said system comprising:
- a. transducer means adapted to be coupled to the vascular system of a patient for providing an output indicative of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure;
b. filter means coupled to said transducer means for removing a substantial portion of the undesired frequency components of the transducer means output of a frequency high with respect to the patient'"'"'s heartbeat, while passing a substantial portion of the signal components of the transducer means output corresponding to the patient'"'"'s heart rate;
c. systolic detector means responsive to the output of said filter means for providing a first signal indicative of the maximum magnitude of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure;
d. diastolic detector means responsive to the transducer means output for providing a second output indicative of the minimum magnitude of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure;
e. display means for displaying an indication of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure;
f. switch means for selecting one of the first and second outputs to be displayed by said display means; and
g. clock means for generating and applying a free-running clock signal to each of said systolic detector means and said diastolic detector means to reset each of said means in preparation for sensing a further maximum and minimum magnitude of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure.
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Abstract
A blood pressure monitoring system is disclosed as comprising a pressure transducer coupled as by a catheter inserted into the blood vessels of a patient whose blood pressure is to be measured, for providing an output signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure, a filter for removing undesired high-frequency components imposed upon the transducer output, a maximum peak detector, a minimum peak detector and a mean detector for providing outputs indicative respectively of the systolic blood pressure, the diastolic blood pressure and the mean blood pressure of the patient.
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1. A system for monitoring the blood pressure of a patient, said system comprising:
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a. transducer means adapted to be coupled to the vascular system of a patient for providing an output indicative of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure; b. filter means coupled to said transducer means for removing a substantial portion of the undesired frequency components of the transducer means output of a frequency high with respect to the patient'"'"'s heartbeat, while passing a substantial portion of the signal components of the transducer means output corresponding to the patient'"'"'s heart rate; c. systolic detector means responsive to the output of said filter means for providing a first signal indicative of the maximum magnitude of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure; d. diastolic detector means responsive to the transducer means output for providing a second output indicative of the minimum magnitude of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure; e. display means for displaying an indication of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure; f. switch means for selecting one of the first and second outputs to be displayed by said display means; and g. clock means for generating and applying a free-running clock signal to each of said systolic detector means and said diastolic detector means to reset each of said means in preparation for sensing a further maximum and minimum magnitude of the patient'"'"'s blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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