Medical pumping apparatus
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1. A medical pumping apparatus for improving circulation in a body part, comprising:
- means for applying pressure to said body part;
means positioned adjacent to said body part for sensing blood fill status in the body part and generating a blood fill status signal in response thereto;
means for receiving and manipulating said blood fill status signal to produce an output signal, wherein said receiving and manipulating means includes neural network means for producing a generalization about said blood fill status signal, said generalization being used to form said output signal, wherein said neural network means includes a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to increase pressure, a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to decrease pressure, and a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to maintain pressure, and wherein said neural network means performs said generalization by projecting said status signal into one of said solution space memory; and
means operatively associated with said receiving and manipulating means for controlling said pressure means in accordance with said output signal, such that said pressure means applies pressure to said body part to improve circulation in said body part.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a medical pumping apparatus. The medical pumping apparatus continuously and automatically monitors fill status of the venous plexus and flow rate from the venous plexus and continuously and automatically controls the pressure and cycle rate of a pump capable of cyclically applying pressure to a part of the human body for the purpose of maximizing blood transfer therein.
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1. A medical pumping apparatus for improving circulation in a body part, comprising:
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means for applying pressure to said body part; means positioned adjacent to said body part for sensing blood fill status in the body part and generating a blood fill status signal in response thereto; means for receiving and manipulating said blood fill status signal to produce an output signal, wherein said receiving and manipulating means includes neural network means for producing a generalization about said blood fill status signal, said generalization being used to form said output signal, wherein said neural network means includes a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to increase pressure, a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to decrease pressure, and a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to maintain pressure, and wherein said neural network means performs said generalization by projecting said status signal into one of said solution space memory; and means operatively associated with said receiving and manipulating means for controlling said pressure means in accordance with said output signal, such that said pressure means applies pressure to said body part to improve circulation in said body part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17)
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7. A medical pumping apparatus for improving circulation in a body part, comprising:
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means for applying pressure to said body part; means positioned adjacent to said body part for sensing blood fill status in the body part and generating a blood fill status signal in response thereto; means for receiving and manipulating said blood fill status signal to produce an output signal, wherein said receiving and manipulating means includes neural network means for producing a generalization about said blood fill status signal, said generalization being used to form said output signal, wherein said neural network means includes a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to increase pressure application rate, a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to decrease pressure application rate, and a predetermined solution space memory indicative of needing to maintain pressure application rate, and wherein said neural network means performs said generalization by projecting said status signal into one of said solution space memory; and means operatively associated with said receiving and manipulating means for controlling said pressure means in accordance with said output signal, such that said pressure means applies pressure to said body part to improve circulation in said body part. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical pumping apparatus for improving circulation in a body part, comprising:
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means for applying pressure to said body part; means positioned adjacent to said body part for sensing blood fill status in the body part and generating a blood fill status signal in response thereto; means for receiving and manipulating said blood fill status signal to produce an output signal, wherein said receiving and manipulating means includes neural network means for producing a generalization about said blood fill status signal, said generalization being used to form said output signal, wherein said neural network means includes a predetermined solution space memory indicative of normal physiological conditions and a predetermined solution space memory indicative of abnormal physiological conditions, and wherein said neural network means performs said generalization by projecting said status signal into one of said solution space memory; and means operatively associated with said receiving and manipulating means for controlling said pressure means in accordance with said output signal, such that said pressure means applies pressure to said body part to improve circulation in said body part. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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