Systems and methods for monitoring the circulatory system
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1. A system for determining biological or physiological aspects relating to stiffness of at least one artery, the system comprising:
- a body scale including and integrating a first sensor;
the first sensor configured and arranged to capture, from a user in an upright position while on the body scale, a heart-related signal indicative of at least one of physical movement and mechanical output of the user'"'"'s heart and of the mechanical movement of blood through an aorta of the user; and
a second sensor configured and arranged to detect characteristics of the user at a distal artery location while the user is on the body scale, the characteristics including a measurement of the volumetric change of an artery or organ of the user; and
a logic circuit that is configured and arranged to process information provided from the first sensor and from the second sensor,the logic circuit being configured and arranged to generate arterial pulse wave velocity based on portions of the heart-related signal that are indicative of a pressure pulse of an ascending portion of the aorta, the characteristics of the user at a distal artery location and a distance between the aorta and the distal artery location, wherein the arterial pulse wave velocity is indicative of the biological or physiological aspects relating to or corresponding to the arterial stiffness of the user.
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Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a ballistocardiogram (BCG) sensor is used to detect heart and vascular characteristics of a user, and provide a BCG output indicative of the detected cardiovascular characteristics. The BCG output can be used for various purposes, such as detecting arterial aging. Secondary sensors can be used in conjunction with the BCG and can be used to determine the central arterial blood pressure, when used in conjunction with a peripheral blood pressure measurement.
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1. A system for determining biological or physiological aspects relating to stiffness of at least one artery, the system comprising:
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a body scale including and integrating a first sensor; the first sensor configured and arranged to capture, from a user in an upright position while on the body scale, a heart-related signal indicative of at least one of physical movement and mechanical output of the user'"'"'s heart and of the mechanical movement of blood through an aorta of the user; and a second sensor configured and arranged to detect characteristics of the user at a distal artery location while the user is on the body scale, the characteristics including a measurement of the volumetric change of an artery or organ of the user; and a logic circuit that is configured and arranged to process information provided from the first sensor and from the second sensor, the logic circuit being configured and arranged to generate arterial pulse wave velocity based on portions of the heart-related signal that are indicative of a pressure pulse of an ascending portion of the aorta, the characteristics of the user at a distal artery location and a distance between the aorta and the distal artery location, wherein the arterial pulse wave velocity is indicative of the biological or physiological aspects relating to or corresponding to the arterial stiffness of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for determining biological or physiological aspects relating to stiffness of at least one artery, the system comprising:
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a body scale including and integrating first sensing means; the first sensing means for capturing, from a user in an upright position while on the body scale, a heart-related signal indicative of at least one of physical movement and mechanical output of the user'"'"'s heart and of the mechanical movement of blood through an aorta of the user; and second sensing means for detecting characteristics of the user at a distal artery location while the user is on the body scale, the characteristics including a measurement of the volumetric change of an artery or organ of the user; and logic circuitry that is configured and arranged to process information provided from the first sensor means and from the second sensor means, the logic circuitry configured and arranged to generate arterial pulse wave velocity based on portions of the heart-related signal that are indicative of a pressure pulse of an ascending portion of the aorta, the characteristics of the user at a distal artery location and a distance between the aorta and the distal artery location, wherein the arterial pulse wave velocity is indicative of the biological or physiological aspects relating to or corresponding to the arterial stiffness of the user.
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24. A method for determining biological or physiological aspects relating to stiffness of at least one artery, the method comprising:
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in a body scale including and integrating a first sensor, using the first sensor to capture, from a user in an upright position while the user is on the body scale, a heart-related signal indicative of at least one of physical movement and mechanical output of the user'"'"'s heart and of the mechanical movement of blood through an aorta of the user; and also while the user is on the body scale, using a second sensor to detect characteristics of the user at a distal artery location, the characteristics including a measurement of the volumetric change of an artery or organ of the user; and using logic circuitry to process information provided from the first sensor and from the second sensor, and generating, from the logic circuitry, arterial pulse wave velocity based on portions of the heart-related signal that are indicative of a pressure pulse of an ascending portion of the aorta, the characteristics of the user at a distal artery location and a distance between the aorta and the distal artery location, wherein the arterial pulse wave velocity is indicative of the biological or physiological aspects relating to or corresponding to the arterial stiffness of the user.
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