Motion management in a fast blood pressure measurement device
First Claim
1. A blood pressure measurement apparatus configured to operate according to an oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure, said apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable chamber configured to be inflated during an inflation interval and deflated during a deflation interval;
a sensor coupled to the inflatable chamber, the sensor configured to measure a signal according to the oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure, the signal comprising information indicative of a blood pressure of a vertebrate;
a control module configured to receive as input at least a portion of the signal from the sensor, and configured to generate as output a control signal having a selected one of a plurality of values responsive to the input;
a first analysis module configured to analyze the signal before the inflatable chamber is fully inflated to extract from the signal a systolic blood pressure and a diastolic blood pressure of the vertebrate according to the oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure;
a second analysis module selectively operative in response to one of the plurality of values of the control signal, the second analysis module configured to analyze the signal during the deflation interval of the inflatable chamber to extract from the signal the blood pressure of the vertebrate according to the oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure; and
a neonate sensor module configured to represent whether the vertebrate is a neonate vertebrate by determining whether the vertebrate is 28 days or less in terms of age,wherein in response to a positive determination that the vertebrate is a neonate vertebrate, the apparatus completes a blood pressure measurement of the neonate vertebrate using the second analysis module,whereby the apparatus completes the measurement of the blood pressure of the vertebrate using at least one of the first analysis module and the second analysis module.
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Abstract
The invention is in one embodiment an apparatus and a method for measuring the blood pressure of a vertebrate subject. The apparatus uses an inflatable chamber with a sensor to detect signals indicative of a blood pressure of the subject during an inflation interval of the inflatable chamber. If secondary motion or artifact signals are detected, the apparatus and method determine whether the secondary signals are below a predetermined value, and if so, complete the measurement. If the signals indicate that the measurement is not accurate, the system and method immediately institute a measurement of the blood pressure during a deflation interval, which can include a step deflation interval. In the event that the subject is identified as a neonate, the system and method immediately measure using the deflation interval procedure.
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23 Claims
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1. A blood pressure measurement apparatus configured to operate according to an oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure, said apparatus comprising:
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an inflatable chamber configured to be inflated during an inflation interval and deflated during a deflation interval; a sensor coupled to the inflatable chamber, the sensor configured to measure a signal according to the oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure, the signal comprising information indicative of a blood pressure of a vertebrate; a control module configured to receive as input at least a portion of the signal from the sensor, and configured to generate as output a control signal having a selected one of a plurality of values responsive to the input; a first analysis module configured to analyze the signal before the inflatable chamber is fully inflated to extract from the signal a systolic blood pressure and a diastolic blood pressure of the vertebrate according to the oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure; a second analysis module selectively operative in response to one of the plurality of values of the control signal, the second analysis module configured to analyze the signal during the deflation interval of the inflatable chamber to extract from the signal the blood pressure of the vertebrate according to the oscillometric method of measuring blood pressure; and a neonate sensor module configured to represent whether the vertebrate is a neonate vertebrate by determining whether the vertebrate is 28 days or less in terms of age, wherein in response to a positive determination that the vertebrate is a neonate vertebrate, the apparatus completes a blood pressure measurement of the neonate vertebrate using the second analysis module, whereby the apparatus completes the measurement of the blood pressure of the vertebrate using at least one of the first analysis module and the second analysis module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An oscillometric blood pressure measurement method, comprising the steps of:
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providing an inflatable chamber configured to be inflated during an inflation interval and deflated during a deflation interval; measuring a signal comprising information indicative of a blood pressure of a vertebrate, the signal generated according to an oscillometric blood pressure measurement method; analyzing the signal before the inflatable chamber is fully inflated to extract from the signal a systolic blood pressure and a diastolic blood pressure of the vertebrate; if necessary, responsive to a control signal, analyzing the signal during the deflation interval of the inflatable chamber to extract from the signal the blood pressure of the vertebrate according to an oscillometric blood pressure measurement method; and representing whether the vertebrate is a neonate vertebrate, wherein in response to a positive determination that the vertebrate is a neonate vertebrate, the method completes a blood pressure measurement of the neonate vertebrate by analyzing the signal during the deflation interval, whereby a measurement of the blood pressure of the vertebrate according to an oscillometric blood pressure measurement method is accomplished. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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