System and method for determining the blood pressure of a patient
First Claim
1. A system for determining blood pressure of a patient, comprising:
- a blood pressure measuring device for measuring a blood pressure value;
an auxiliary device for measuring motor activity of the patient during a defined period of time prior to the blood pressure measurement; and
a processing device, said processing device being configured to obtain the motor activity information and the blood pressure value, said processing device being further configured to automatically make a determination whether the blood pressure value is reliable based on whether the motor activity information is at or below a predefined level stored in a look-up table, and said processing device being further configured to provide a measuring result based on the determination.
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Abstract
In order to provide a technique for determining high-quality blood pressure values of a patient, especially in cases of unsupervised blood pressure measurements in a home environment, it is suggested to use a system (1) for determining the blood pressure of a patient (2) comprising a blood pressure measuring device (3, 4) for measuring a blood pressure value, an auxiliary device (6, 7, 8, 9) for measuring the motor activity of the patient (2) during a defined period of time prior to the blood pressure measurement, and a processing device (13, 14), said processing device (13, 14) being adapted to obtain the motor activity information and the blood pressure value, said processing device (13, 14) being further adapted to automatically assess the blood pressure value using the motor activity information, and said processing device (13, 14) being further adapted to provide a measuring result depending on the result of the assessment.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for determining blood pressure of a patient, comprising:
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a blood pressure measuring device for measuring a blood pressure value; an auxiliary device for measuring motor activity of the patient during a defined period of time prior to the blood pressure measurement; and a processing device, said processing device being configured to obtain the motor activity information and the blood pressure value, said processing device being further configured to automatically make a determination whether the blood pressure value is reliable based on whether the motor activity information is at or below a predefined level stored in a look-up table, and said processing device being further configured to provide a measuring result based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of determining blood pressure of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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measuring motor activity of the patient using an auxiliary device during a defined period of time prior to a blood pressure measurement; measuring a blood pressure value using a blood pressure measuring device; automatically making a determination whether the blood pressure value is reliable based on whether the motor activity information is at or below a predefined level stored in a look-up table; and providing a measuring result based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions, that when executed on a computer, cause the computer to determine blood pressure of a patient, the instructions comprising:
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automatically making a determination of a reliability of a measured blood pressure value based on whether motor activity information of the patient is at or below a predefined level stored in a look-up table, said motor activity information being obtained during a defined period of time prior to a blood pressure measurement; and providing a measuring result depending on the determination.
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