Non-invasive blood pressure sensing device and method using transducer with associate memory
First Claim
1. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement device for determining blood pressure of an artery, the device comprising:
- a sensor which is adapted to be pressed against the artery to produce blood pressure signals;
a non-volatile memory carried by the sensor for storing data including sensor history information, the sensor history information including a stamp of a last test of the sensor;
means for determining whether the sensor should be tested based on the stamp of the last test of the sensor;
means for providing an indication that new testing should be performed;
means for performing a test of the sensor; and
means for displaying results of the test of the sensor.
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Abstract
The present invention is an improvement to a non-invasive blood pressure sensing device and method. The present invention is an improvement that includes a transducer with an associated memory or memories for storing data such as sensor characteristics and history information. In a preferred embodiment, the stored information includes transducer offsets and gains, date code, serial number, model type, usage counter, time stamp of the last test of the device, motor characteristics and one or more checksums. The stored data is used by the device for several purposes including calibration, generation of indications such as component expiration indications and test needed indications, automatic identification of appropriate algorithms for control and data manipulation, service and billing.
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19 Claims
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1. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement device for determining blood pressure of an artery, the device comprising:
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a sensor which is adapted to be pressed against the artery to produce blood pressure signals;
a non-volatile memory carried by the sensor for storing data including sensor history information, the sensor history information including a stamp of a last test of the sensor;
means for determining whether the sensor should be tested based on the stamp of the last test of the sensor;
means for providing an indication that new testing should be performed;
means for performing a test of the sensor; and
means for displaying results of the test of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement device for determining blood pressure of an artery, the device comprising:
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a sensor which is adapted to be pressed against the artery to produce blood pressure signals; and
a non-volatile memory carried by the sensor for storing data including sensor history information including a stamp of a last test of the sensor;
wherein the device identifies and uses appropriate device control algorithms based upon data retrieved from the non-volatile memory. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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5. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement device for determining blood pressure of an artery, the device comprising:
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a sensor which is adapted to be pressed against the artery to produce blood pressure signals; and
a non-volatile memory carried by the sensor for storing data including sensor history information involving a stamp of a last test of the sensor;
wherein the device identifies and uses appropriate data manipulation algorithms based upon data retrieved from the non-volatile memory.
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6. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement device for determining blood pressure of an artery, the device comprising:
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a sensor which is adapted to be pressed against the artery to produce blood pressure signals; and
a non-volatile memory carried by the sensor for storing data including sensor history information including a stamp of a last test of the sensor;
wherein the non-volatile memory also stores a checksum that is based on data stored in the non-volatile memory.
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7. A non-invasive blood pressure measurement system for determining blood pressure of an artery, the system comprising:
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a sensor which is adapted to be pressed against the artery to produce blood pressure signals;
a first non-volatile memory carried by the sensor for storing data including sensor history information;
an instrument connected to the sensor and the first non-volatile memory for providing blood pressure values based upon the blood pressure signals;
a wrist module attachable to a patient'"'"'s wrist and including a drive assembly connectable to the sensor for applying force to cause the sensor to be pressed against the patient'"'"'s wrist, the wrist module connected to the instrument, the drive assembly controlled by the instrument; and
a second non-volatile memory carried by the drive assembly for storing drive assembly information, the drive assembly information including data characterizing the drive assembly.
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