Blood pressure monitoring device with inclination sensor
First Claim
1. A blood pressure monitoring device, comprising:
- a housing;
a display that displays an inclination of the blood pressure monitoring device, the display being attached to the housing;
a pressure sensor that detects a pressure; and
an inclination detector that detects the inclination of the blood pressure monitoring device and for transmitting an inclination signal indicative of the inclination, the inclination detector including a moveable positioning element rotatably fixed to the housing;
a first sensing element fixed to the positioning element, the first sensing element including an arc section having at least one variable property; and
a second sensing element fixed to the housing, the second sensing element positioned proximate to the arc section of the first sensing element, the first and second sensing elements being in communication with one another;
wherein the inclination signal is derivable as an absolute signal from the position of the first sensing element relative to the second sensing element.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a wrist blood pressure monitoring device comprising a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure signal, an applicator unit for applying the pressure sensor against the wrist area of a subject'"'"'s lower arm, an evaluating unit for evaluating the pressure signal, and an inclination detecting device for detecting the inclination of the blood pressure monitoring device and for delivering an electrical inclination signal corresponding to the inclination. According to the invention, the inclination detecting device comprises at least one movable, in particular pendulum-type positioning element and an inclination sensing device cooperating with the positioning element and including at least one sensing element movable with the positioning element and formed in particular by an optically reflecting, wedge-shaped arc section of the positioning element, and at least one further sensing element having in particular a reflected light barrier. The sensing elements are configured such that the electrical inclination signal is derivable from the relative position of the relatively movable sensing elements.
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33 Claims
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1. A blood pressure monitoring device, comprising:
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a housing;
a display that displays an inclination of the blood pressure monitoring device, the display being attached to the housing;
a pressure sensor that detects a pressure; and
an inclination detector that detects the inclination of the blood pressure monitoring device and for transmitting an inclination signal indicative of the inclination, the inclination detector including a moveable positioning element rotatably fixed to the housing;
a first sensing element fixed to the positioning element, the first sensing element including an arc section having at least one variable property; and
a second sensing element fixed to the housing, the second sensing element positioned proximate to the arc section of the first sensing element, the first and second sensing elements being in communication with one another;
wherein the inclination signal is derivable as an absolute signal from the position of the first sensing element relative to the second sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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