Passive/non-invasive systemic and pulmonary blood pressure measurement
First Claim
1. A method of determining blood pressure comprising:
- performing initialization procedures;
filtering physiologic signals, using a filter having a logarithmic characteristic, to create filtered physiologic signals;
acquiring the filtered physiologic signals;
acquiring background signals;
subtracting the background signals from the filtered physiologic signals, creating physiologic data;
processing the physiologic data forming a time domain output and a frequency domain output;
comparing the time domain output and the frequency domain output with a reference pattern and feature library; and
determining if an elevated blood pressure modality is indicated.
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Abstract
An apparatus, operation and method for measurement of systemic and/or pulmonic blood pressure. The present invention offers a passive non-invasive method and system that can be used where measurement of systemic pressure with a traditional blood pressure cuff is contraindicated. The present invention also affords a means for early diagnosis and opportunity for intervention in patients with no symptoms or signs of elevated pulmonary blood pressure that can be performed as part of a routine physical exam. The present invention accomplishes this non-invasive measurement through detection, identification and characterization of the second heart sound acoustic signature associated with heart valve closure. An apparatus for measuring systemic and/or pulmonic blood pressure in accordance with the present invention includes a sensor assembly comprising a housing, an electronic module, a shock dampener, a mounting means, a transducer, an acoustic coupling and a back cover. The sensor assembly is connected to a data acquisition module which in turn is connected to a signal processing means, a remote connection means and a monitor. An improved acoustic coupling is disclosed that provides low-loss acoustic transmission coupling between the skin of the patient and the detector.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of determining blood pressure comprising:
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performing initialization procedures; filtering physiologic signals, using a filter having a logarithmic characteristic, to create filtered physiologic signals; acquiring the filtered physiologic signals; acquiring background signals; subtracting the background signals from the filtered physiologic signals, creating physiologic data; processing the physiologic data forming a time domain output and a frequency domain output; comparing the time domain output and the frequency domain output with a reference pattern and feature library; and determining if an elevated blood pressure modality is indicated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of determining systemic blood pressure comprising:
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monitoring the frequency of acoustic signals emitted by a valve selected from the group consisting of the pulmonary semilunar valve and the aortic semilunar valve, wherein the acoustic signals are detected using a sensor assembly, the sensor assembly comprising; a housing having a front and a back; an electronic module connected to the housing; a shock dampener connected to the front of the housing; a means for mounting connected to the housing; an acoustic coupler connected to the mounting means, the acoustic coupler filtering out low frequency signals according to a logarithmic characteristic; a transducer connected to the acoustic coupler; and a cover connected to the back of the housing; processing the acoustic signals, the processing comprising; applying signal conditioning and time domain averaging to the acoustic signals to form conditioned and averaged data; formatting the conditioned and averaged data in an array to create formatted data; transforming the formatted data to create transformed data; integrating the conditioned and averaged data with the transformed data, to create integrated data that has time domain components and frequency domain components; passing the time domain components of the integrated data through a time domain correlator and feature extraction process to create a time domain output; passing the frequency domain components of the integrated data through a frequency domain correlator and feature extractor, to create a frequency domain output; comparing the time domain output and the frequency domain output with a reference pattern and feature library; and determining if an elevated blood pressure modality is indicated. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A sensor assembly for detecting physiological sounds comprising:
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a housing having a front and a back; an electronic module connected to the housing; a shock dampener connected to the front of the housing; a means for mounting connected to the shock dampener; an acoustic coupler connected to the mounting means, the acoustic coupler filtering out low frequency signals according to a logarithmic characteristic; a transducer connected to the acoustic coupler; and a cover connected to the back of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A sensor assembly for detecting physiological sounds comprising:
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a housing, having a front, a back, and an interior; an electronic module that nests in the interior of the housing; a first shock dampener connected to the front of the housing; a first mounting means connected to the first shock dampener; a first transducer connected to the first mounting means; a first acoustic coupling connected to the first transducer, the first acoustic coupling filtering out low frequency signals according to a logarithmic characteristic; a second shock dampener connected to the back of the housing; a second mounting means connected to the second shock dampener; a second transducer connected to the second mounting means; and a second acoustic coupling connected to the second transducer, the second acoustic coupling filtering out low frequency signals according to a logarithmic characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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