Method and apparatus for locating and distinguishing blood vessel
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a self-contained, battery operated, wireless, and autoclavable Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus comprising a confidence gauge to indicate a confidence level of an artery or a vein, wherein the confidence gauge comprises a plurality of lights and wherein a number of illuminated lights of the plurality of lights indicates the confidence level;
receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel;
determining, by a processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel;
determining, by the processing device, a confidence level as to whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein; and
displaying the confidence level on the confidence gauge.
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Abstract
A apparatus and a method are disclosed for transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel; and determining, by a processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a self-contained, battery operated, wireless, and autoclavable Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus comprising a confidence gauge to indicate a confidence level of an artery or a vein, wherein the confidence gauge comprises a plurality of lights and wherein a number of illuminated lights of the plurality of lights indicates the confidence level; receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel; determining, by a processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel; determining, by the processing device, a confidence level as to whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein; and displaying the confidence level on the confidence gauge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processing device communicably coupled to the memory and to; transmit a signal directed to a blood vessel via a Doppler ultrasound waveform; receive a signal reflected from the blood vessel; determine whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel; determine a confidence level as to whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein; and display, on a confidence gauge to indicate a confidence level of an artery or a vein, an indication of whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein and an indication of the confidence level, wherein the apparatus is a self-contained, battery operated, wireless, and autoclavable Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus comprising the confidence gauge on the apparatus, wherein the confidence gauge comprises a plurality of lights and wherein a number of illuminated lights of the plurality of lights indicates the confidence level. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a self-contained, battery operated, wireless, and autoclavable Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus comprising a confidence gauge to indicate a confidence level of an artery or a vein, wherein the confidence gauge comprises a plurality of lights and wherein a number of illuminated lights of the plurality of lights indicates the confidence level; receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel; determining, by the processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel; determining, by the processing device, a confidence level as to whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein, displaying the confidence level on the confidence gauge.
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