Sensor for measuring blood pressure
First Claim
1. A combination of a sensor for measuring blood pressure and a fastening means for positioning the sensor against a live body, said sensor comprising first, second and third force pick-up means for detecting pulses of blood passing through an artery in a live body, said first force pick-up means being located between said second and third force pick-up means, each of said first, second and third force pick-up means defining a surface which can be positioned close to a live body containing an artery, the surfaces of said second and third force pick-up means being smaller than the surface of said first force pick-up means, and said fastening means positioning the sensor against a live body so that said first force pick-up means is pressed against a part of the live body containing an artery therein.
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Abstract
A sensor with a first, second and third force pick-up includes a piece of foil made of piezoelectric material which serves all three pick-ups and carries a number of electrodes. The second and third pick-up are located one on either side of the first pick-up and are characterized by a smaller pick-up surface than the first one. For measuring blood pressure the sensor is pressed against a part of a patient'"'"'s body such that the first force pick-up, i.e., the one in the middle, is at the shortest possible distance from a large artery. During measurement the absolute values of the changes in the measurement values of the three force pick-ups, which are due to the pulsating blood stream, are added. On the other hand the changes in the measurement values caused by interfering forces will cancel each other out.
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13 Claims
- 1. A combination of a sensor for measuring blood pressure and a fastening means for positioning the sensor against a live body, said sensor comprising first, second and third force pick-up means for detecting pulses of blood passing through an artery in a live body, said first force pick-up means being located between said second and third force pick-up means, each of said first, second and third force pick-up means defining a surface which can be positioned close to a live body containing an artery, the surfaces of said second and third force pick-up means being smaller than the surface of said first force pick-up means, and said fastening means positioning the sensor against a live body so that said first force pick-up means is pressed against a part of the live body containing an artery therein.
- 5. A device for measuring blood pressure with a sensor comprising first, second and third force pick-ups, said first force pick-up being located between said second and third force pick-ups, and a fastening means for pressing said first force pick-up against a part of a live body containing an artery, said device including electronic circuitry, wherein the sensor and the circuitry provide a first measurement variable, and a second measurement variable, and a third measurement variable measuring at least one of the force and the change of force obtained from the first, second, and third force pick-ups, and to combine the three measurement variables, wherein the second and third force pick-ups are connected electrically parallel to each other and antiparallel to the first force pick-up.
- 7. A device for measuring blood pressure with a sensor comprising first, second and third force pick-ups, said first force pick-up being located between said second and third force pick-ups, a fastening means for pressing said first force pick-up against a part of a live body containing an artery, and electronic circuitry, wherein the sensor and the circuitry provide a first measurement variable, and a second measurement variable, and a third measurement variable measuring at least one of the force and the change of force obtained from the first, second, and third force pick-ups, and to combine the three measurement variables, wherein the electronic circuitry is provided with at least one manually adjustable adjusting element in order to adjustably combine at least one of the first, second and third measurement variables with an electric signal generated by the respective force pick-up.
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13. A method for measuring blood pressure utilizing a sensor comprising first, second and third force pickups, said first force pick-up being located between said second and third force pick-ups, and a fastening means for pressing said first force pick-up against a part of a live body containing an artery, each of said first, second and third force pick-ups having a pick-up surface, wherein the pick-up surface of the second and third force pick-ups is smaller than the pick-up surface of the first force pick-up, wherein said method comprises the steps of positioning the sensor on a live body in such a way that the first force pick-up is closer to an artery than the second and third force pick-ups, detecting blood pulses passing through said artery with said first, second and third force pick-ups, and determining the blood pressure in said artery from said detected blood pulses.
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