Blood pressure monitor system
First Claim
1. A blood pressure measure system for iteratively measuring a blood pressure of a living subject at predetermined intervals of time, the monitor system comprising:
- pressing means for pressing a body portion of said subject;
regulating means for regulating the pressing force of said pressing means;
blood pressure measuring means for iteratively measuring at least a systolic blood pressure of said subject at said intervals of time, each of said iterative blood pressure measurements being effected while the pressing force of said pressing means is decreased at a predetermined rate by said regulating means;
pulse rate measuring means for measuring, as a pulse rate, a pulse number per unit time of said subject;
first determining means for determining, by utilizing said pulse rate, a pressing force increase amount such that as said pulse rate is increased said increase amount is decreased; and
second determining means for determining a target pressing force to be greater by said increase amount than a systolic blood pressure measured in a preceding blood pressure measuring cycle,said blood pressure measuring means effecting a current blood pressure measurement while the pressing force of said pressing means is decreased at said predetermined rate after being increased to said target pressing force.
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Abstract
A blood pressure measure system for iteratively measuring a blood pressure of a living subject at predetermined intervals of time, the monitor system including a pressing device pressing a body portion of the subject; a regulating device regulating the pressing force of the pressing device; a blood pressure measuring device iteratively measuring at least a systolic blood pressure of the subject at the intervals of time, each of the iterative blood pressure measurements being effected when the pressing force of the pressing device is decreased at a predetermined rate by the regulating device; a pulse rate measuring device measuring, as a pulse rate, a pulse number per unit time of the subject; a first determining device determining, by utilizing the pulse rate, a pressing force increase amount such that as the pulse rate is increased the increase amount is decreased; and a second determining device determining a target pressing force to be greater by the increase amount than a systolic blood pressure measured in a preceding blood pressure measuring cycle, the blood pressure measuring device effecting a current blood pressure measurement when the pressing force of the pressing device is decreased at the predetermined rate after being increased to the target pressing force.
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11 Claims
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1. A blood pressure measure system for iteratively measuring a blood pressure of a living subject at predetermined intervals of time, the monitor system comprising:
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pressing means for pressing a body portion of said subject; regulating means for regulating the pressing force of said pressing means; blood pressure measuring means for iteratively measuring at least a systolic blood pressure of said subject at said intervals of time, each of said iterative blood pressure measurements being effected while the pressing force of said pressing means is decreased at a predetermined rate by said regulating means; pulse rate measuring means for measuring, as a pulse rate, a pulse number per unit time of said subject; first determining means for determining, by utilizing said pulse rate, a pressing force increase amount such that as said pulse rate is increased said increase amount is decreased; and second determining means for determining a target pressing force to be greater by said increase amount than a systolic blood pressure measured in a preceding blood pressure measuring cycle, said blood pressure measuring means effecting a current blood pressure measurement while the pressing force of said pressing means is decreased at said predetermined rate after being increased to said target pressing force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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