Apparatus for automatically measuring blood pressure
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically measuring blood pressure of a living subject, including an occluding device having a cuff for applying a pressure force to a body member of the subject, and blood-pressure determining means for determining the blood pressure according to a variation in a pulse wave generated at the body member in relation to a change in the pressure force applied thereto by the occluding device, said apparatus comprising:
- abnormality detecting means for monitoring a blood circulatory system of said subject for normal functioning thereof, and generating an abnormality signal representing an abnormality associated with said blood circulatory system;
control means, responsive to said abnormality signal, for actuating said occluding device to apply said pressure force to said body member, and causing said blood-pressure determining means to execute a predetermined series of blood-pressure measuring steps to measure the blood pressure, thereby permitting an automatic measurement of the blood pressure of the subject when the blood circulatory system is found abnormal by said abnormality detecting means.
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Abstract
An automatic blood pressure measuring apparatus including an occluding device having a cuff to apply a pressure to a body member of a subject, and a blood-pressure determining device to determine a blood pressure according to a variation in a pulse wave in relation to a change in the cuff pressure. The apparatus comprises a detector for monitoring a blood circulatory system of the subject, and generating signals representing an abnormality associated with the circulatory system. The apparatus further comprises a control device for actuating the occluding device to apply the cuff pressure to the body member, and causing the blood-pressure determining device to execute a predetermined series of blood-pressure measuring steps to measure the blood pressure, thereby permitting an automatic measurement of the blood pressure of the subject when the blood circulatory system is found abnormal by the detector.
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1. An apparatus for automatically measuring blood pressure of a living subject, including an occluding device having a cuff for applying a pressure force to a body member of the subject, and blood-pressure determining means for determining the blood pressure according to a variation in a pulse wave generated at the body member in relation to a change in the pressure force applied thereto by the occluding device, said apparatus comprising:
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abnormality detecting means for monitoring a blood circulatory system of said subject for normal functioning thereof, and generating an abnormality signal representing an abnormality associated with said blood circulatory system; control means, responsive to said abnormality signal, for actuating said occluding device to apply said pressure force to said body member, and causing said blood-pressure determining means to execute a predetermined series of blood-pressure measuring steps to measure the blood pressure, thereby permitting an automatic measurement of the blood pressure of the subject when the blood circulatory system is found abnormal by said abnormality detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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