BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A blood pressure monitoring apparatus comprising:
- an electrocardiogram monitoring unit configured to monitor an electrocardiogram signal of a subject;
a photoplethysmography (PPG) monitoring unit configured to emit an optical signal of a predetermined frequency to a subject'"'"'s body, detect an optical signal that has reflected from or penetrated the subject'"'"'s body, deemphasize noise within the detected optical signal to generate a pulse wave signal;
a body characteristic information input unit configured to enable input of body characteristic information of the subject;
a micro computer configured to calculate pulse wave analysis information using the pulse wave signal, to calculate a pulse wave propagation time using the pulse wave signal and the electrocardiogram signal, and to calculate a blood pressure of the subject using the calculated pulse wave analysis information, the pulse wave propagation time and the body characteristic information inputted by the body characteristic information input unit; and
a display unit displaying the blood pressure calculated by the micro computer.
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Abstract
The blood pressure monitoring apparatus and method are disclosed that can monitor a blood pressure of a subject using an electrocardiogram signal, a pulse wave signal and a body characteristic information of the subject, wherein the electrocardiogram signal and the pulse wave signal of the subject are monitored to remove a noise signal generated from monitoring of the pulse wave signal, allowing monitoring a precise blood pressure of the subject, and calculating the pulse wave analysis information using the monitored pulse wave signal, and using the electrocardiogram signal and the pulse wave signal to calculate a pulse transit time (PPT), and plugging a calculated pulse wave propagation time, pulse wave analysis information and body characteristic information of the subject into a predetermined regression equation to monitor the blood pressure.
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26 Claims
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1. A blood pressure monitoring apparatus comprising:
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an electrocardiogram monitoring unit configured to monitor an electrocardiogram signal of a subject; a photoplethysmography (PPG) monitoring unit configured to emit an optical signal of a predetermined frequency to a subject'"'"'s body, detect an optical signal that has reflected from or penetrated the subject'"'"'s body, deemphasize noise within the detected optical signal to generate a pulse wave signal; a body characteristic information input unit configured to enable input of body characteristic information of the subject; a micro computer configured to calculate pulse wave analysis information using the pulse wave signal, to calculate a pulse wave propagation time using the pulse wave signal and the electrocardiogram signal, and to calculate a blood pressure of the subject using the calculated pulse wave analysis information, the pulse wave propagation time and the body characteristic information inputted by the body characteristic information input unit; and a display unit displaying the blood pressure calculated by the micro computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A blood pressure monitoring method comprising:
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inputting body characteristic information of a subject; monitoring an electrocardiogram signal of the subject; emitting an optical signal of a predetermined frequency to the subject'"'"'s body; detecting an optical signal that has reflected from or penetrated the subject'"'"'s body; deemphasizing noise within the detected optical signal to generate a pulse wave signal; calculating a pulse wave propagation time and a pulse wave analysis information using the monitored electrocardiogram signal and pulse wave signal; and monitoring the blood pressure of the subject based on the calculated pulse wave propagation time, the pulse wave analysis information and the body characteristic information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A blood pressure monitoring apparatus comprising:
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an electrocardiogram monitoring unit configured to monitor an electrocardiogram signal of a subject; a photoplethysmography (PPG) monitoring unit configured to emit an optical signal of a predetermined frequency to a subject'"'"'s body, detect an optical signal that has reflected from or fully penetrated the subject'"'"'s body, deemphasize noise within the detected optical signal to generate a pulse wave signal; a body characteristic information input unit configured to enable input of body characteristic information of the subject; a micro computer configured to calculate a blood pressure of the subject using the pulse wave signal, the electrocardiogram signal, and the body characteristic information inputted by the body characteristic information input unit; and a display unit displaying the blood pressure calculated by the micro computer. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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