Hemadynamometer

• US 7,347,823 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2004
• Issued: 03/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rossmax International Limited
• Original Assignee: Rossmax International Limited
• Inventors: Yeh, Chien-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Marmor, II; Charles A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Toth; Karen E
• Application Number:
  US10/853,646
• Publication Number:
  US 20050075576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: 600/485, 600500-503
• US Class Current: 600/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02208 using the Korotkoff method

Abstract

A hemadynamometer is provided. The hemadynamometer includes a bag, an inflation unit, a deflation unit, a piezoelectric device and a processor. The bag is used for wounding on the user'"'"'s wrist or upper arm. The inflation unit is used for inflating the pressure inside the bag, and the deflation unit is used for deflating the pressure inside the bag. When the blood in the artery of the user oppresses the piezoelectric device, the piezoelectric device outputs a number of pulse piezoelectric signals accordingly. The processor is used for comparing the waveform slope of the pulse piezoelectric signals to determine a systolic blood pressure value and a diastolic blood pressure value.

Claims

1. A hemadynamometer, comprising:

a piezoelectric device for being pressed by the blood in the artery of a user to output a plurality of pulse piezoelectric signals accordingly;

a processor for comparing the waveform slope of the pulse piezoelectric signals to determine a systolic blood pressure wave and a diastolic blood pressure wave, wherein the processor determines and outputs a systolic blood pressure value and a diastolic blood pressure value corresponding to the systolic and diastolic blood pressure waves, respectively, wherein each of the pulse piezoelectric signals before the systolic blood pressure wave has a first wave and a second wave, and the systolic blood pressure wave has a first wave and a second wave, wherein a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal are smaller than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal, respectively, a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave being greater than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave of the systolic blood pressure wave, respectively; and

a display unit for displaying the systolic and diastolic blood pressure values.

2. The hemadynamometer according to claim 1, wherein the processor determines the first one of the pulse piezoelectric signals whose second wave has a larger rising rate and descending rate than the rising rate and the descending rate of the first wave as the systolic blood pressure wave corresponding to the systolic blood pressure value.

3. The hemadynamometer according to claim 1, wherein the rising rate and the descending rate of the diastolic blood pressure wave are smaller than the rising rate and the descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave respectively.

4. The hemadynamometer according to claim 3, wherein the processor determines the first one of the pulse piezoelectric signals having a smaller rising rate and a descending rate than the rising rate and the descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave as the diastolic blood pressure wave corresponding to the diastolic blood pressure value.

5. The hemadynamometer according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the pulse piezoelectric signals between the systolic blood pressure wave and the diastolic blood pressure wave has a first wave, a second wave subsequent to the first wave, and a third wave subsequent to the second wave, wherein a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave are greater than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave and the third wave respectively, and a rising rate and a descending rate of the diastolic blood pressure wave are respectively smaller than a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal adjacent to the diastolic blood pressure wave.

6. The hemadynamometer according to claim 1, wherein the hemadynamometer further comprises:

a bag for winding on the user'"'"'s wrist or upper arm;

an inflation unit for inflating the pressure inside the bag;

a deflation unit for deflating the pressure inside the bag; and

a pressure sensing unit for sensing the pressure inside the bag to output a pressure value.

7. The hemadynamometer according to claim 6, wherein the inflation unit comprises at least one of a motor and a manual pump, and the deflation unit comprises an air exhaust valve.

8. A hemadynamometer comprising:

a bag for winding on a user'"'"'s wrist or upper arm;

an inflation unit for inflating the pressure inside the bag;

a deflation unit for deflating the pressure inside the bag;

a piezoelectric device for being pressed by blood in the artery of a user to output a plurality of pulse piezoelectric signals accordingly;

a processor for comparing the waveform slope of the pulse piezoelectric signals to determine a systolic blood pressure wave and a diastolic blood pressure wave, wherein the processor outputs a systolic blood pressure value and a diastolic blood pressure value according the systolic and diastolic blood pressure waves, respectively, wherein each of the pulse piezoelectric signals before the systolic blood pressure wave has a first wave and a second wave, and the systolic blood pressure wave has a first wave and a second wave, wherein a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal are smaller than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal respectively, a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave being greater than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave of the systolic blood pressure wave, respectively; and

a display unit for displaying the systolic and diastolic blood pressure values.

9. The hemadynamometer according to claim 8, wherein the processor determines the first one of the pulse piezoelectric signals whose second wave has a larger rising rate and descending rate than the rising rate and the descending rate of the first wave as the systolic blood pressure wave corresponding to the systolic blood pressure value.

10. The hemadynamometer according to claim 8, wherein the rising rate and the descending rate of the diastolic blood pressure wave are smaller than the rising rate and the descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave respectively.

11. The hemadynamometer according to claim 10, wherein the processor determines the first one of the pulse piezoelectric signals having a smaller rising rate and a descending rate than the rising rate and the descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave as the diastolic blood pressure wave corresponding to the diastolic blood pressure value.

12. The hemadynamometer according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the pulse piezoelectric signals between the systolic blood pressure wave and the diastolic blood pressure wave has a first wave, a second wave subsequent to the first wave, and a third wave subsequent to the second wave, wherein a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave are greater than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave and the third wave respectively, and a rising rate and a descending rate of the diastolic blood pressure wave are respectively smaller than a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal adjacent to the diastolic blood pressure wave.

13. The hemadynamometer according to claim 8, wherein the hemadynamometer further comprises:

a pressure sensing unit for sensing the pressure inside the bag to output a pressure value.

14. The hemadynamometer according to claim 8, wherein the inflation unit comprises at least one of a motor and a manual pump, and the deflation unit comprises an air exhaust valve.

15. A method for measuring the blood pressure, comprising:

inflating or deflating the pressure inside a bag wound on a user'"'"'s wrist or upper arm;

detecting a plurality of Pulse piezoelectric signals during the inflation or deflation step, wherein each of the pulse piezoelectric signals before the systolic blood pressure wave has a first wave and a second wave, and the systolic blood pressure wave has a first wave and a second wave, wherein a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal are smaller than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave of the pulse piezoelectric signal, respectively, a rising rate and a descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave being greater than a rising rate and a descending rate of the first wave of the systolic blood pressure wave, respectively; and

comparing the waveform slope of the pulse piezoelectric signals to determine a systolic blood pressure value and a diastolic blood pressure value, wherein the comparing step comprises;

amplifying the pulse piezoelectric signals; and

comparing the waveform slope of the amplified pulse piezoelectric signals to determine a systolic blood pressure wave and a diastolic blood pressure wave, and then outputting the systolic blood pressure value and the diastolic blood pressure value based on the systolic blood pressure wave and the diastolic blood pressure wave.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of determining a systolic blood pressure wave further comprises:

determining the first one of the pulse piezoelectric signal whose second wave has a larger rising rate and descending rate greater than the rising rate and the descending rate of the first wave as the systolic blood pressure wave corresponding to the systolic blood pressure value.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the rising rate and the descending rate of the diastolic blood pressure wave are smaller than the rising rate and the descending rate of the second wave of the systolic blood pressure wave respectively.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the step of determining a diastolic blood pressure wave further comprises:

determining the first one of the pulse piezoelectric signals having a smaller rising rate and descending rate than the rising rate and the descending rate of the second wave of the systolic pressure wave as the diastolic blood pressure wave corresponding to the diastolic blood pressure value.

19. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

sensing the pressure inside the bag to output a pressure value.

20. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the systolic and diastolic blood pressure values.