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Heart pulse rate measuring system

  • US 4,444,200 A
  • Filed: 09/04/1981
  • Issued: 04/24/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for measuring the heart pulse rate of a user, comprising:

  • (a) a casing;

    (b) a pair of rod-shaped grip sensors extending outwardly from the opposite sides of said casing, each of said grip sensors being composed of first and second cylindrical conductive electrode means arranged in axially aligned relationship and electrically insulated from each other for sensing a heart pulse signal utilizing potentials at four points on the user'"'"'s body, obtained when the user grips both of said first and second electrode means of each said grip sensor with one hand; and

    (c) an electric circuit contained in said casing, said electric circuit including;

    a differential amplifier having a common ground electrically connected to said first conductive electrode means of each of said grip sensors and a pair of additional inputs respectively electrically connected to said second electrode means of each of said grip sensors for providing an output corresponding to a difference between the heart pulse signals from said grip sensors;

    a filter circuit means having an input from said differential amplifier for eliminating noises from the heart pulse difference signal applied thereto from said differential amplifier;

    a digital computer means responsive to an input from said filter circuit means for calculating a heart pulse rate;

    a display means associated with said digital computer means for displaying the calculated heart pulse rate;

    an AC-DC converter connected between said differential amplifier and said digital computer means for converting an AC signal from said differential amplifier into a corresponding DC signal; and

    said digital computer means including means sensitive to the DC signal from said AC-DC converter for causing said display means to start displaying the calculated heart pulse rate thereon.

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