Apparatus and method for enhancing and analyzing signals from a continuous non-invasive blood pressure device
First Claim
1. A method for determining a blood pressure contour curve comprising:
- placing a cuff having a photo-plethysmographic (PPG) system over an artery in a human finger, the PPG system producing a PPG signal based on volume of the artery, the PPG system including at least one light source and at least one light detector;
modifying, by a computing device, a component of the PPG signal having a frequency higher than a predefined threshold frequency by eliminating from the PPG signal an undesired portion of the PPG signal and reconstructing the PPG signal from the remaining portion of the PPG signal;
the cuff pressure being controlled by one or more components of the modified PPG signal; and
calculating, by the computing device, a blood pressure signal using at least the modified component of the PPG signal.
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Abstract
A system and method of enhancing a blood pressure signal is disclosed. The volume of an artery in a finger is measured by a photo-plesthysmographic (PPG) system, which produces a PPG signal. This PPG system is placed inside a cuff, and the cuff pressure is controlled by the PPG signal. The portion or component of the PPG signal having a frequency higher than a predefined threshold frequency is then modified or enhanced, such as by multiplying the high frequency component by a calibration factor. A blood pressure signal is then calculated using the cuff pressure and the modified PPG signal. A blood pressure contour curve may then be generated, and a variety of parameters may be calculated using the curve.
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1. A method for determining a blood pressure contour curve comprising:
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placing a cuff having a photo-plethysmographic (PPG) system over an artery in a human finger, the PPG system producing a PPG signal based on volume of the artery, the PPG system including at least one light source and at least one light detector; modifying, by a computing device, a component of the PPG signal having a frequency higher than a predefined threshold frequency by eliminating from the PPG signal an undesired portion of the PPG signal and reconstructing the PPG signal from the remaining portion of the PPG signal; the cuff pressure being controlled by one or more components of the modified PPG signal; and calculating, by the computing device, a blood pressure signal using at least the modified component of the PPG signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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14. A device for determining a blood pressure contour curve comprising:
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a pressure cuff adapted to be placed over an artery in a human finger, the cuff including a PPG system having at least one light source and at least one light detector; a pressure sensor; a controller for controlling the pressure in the cuff; wherein the PPG system produces a PPG signal based on volume of the artery, a pressure signal is calculated by a computing device using the PPG signal, and the pressure signal is continuously applied to the cuff and finger; wherein the computing device modifies a component of the PPG signal having a frequency higher than a predefined threshold frequency and calculates a blood pressure signal using the cuff pressure and the modified PPG signal; and wherein the controller uses the one or more components of the modified PPG signal to control the pressure in the cuff. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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