Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method of operating a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor to measure the blood pressure of a subject, the NIBP monitor comprising a cuff, a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the cuff and for outputting a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff and a physiological parameter sensor, the method comprising obtaining a first measurement of a physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the first measurement being obtained from the pressure signal; obtaining a second measurement of the physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the second measurement being obtained from the physiological parameter sensor; comparing the first measurement and the second measurement; and estimating the reliability of a blood pressure measurement obtained by the NIBP monitor during inflation of the cuff based on the result of the step of comparing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (18) for providing a control signal for a blood pressure measurement device, comprising: an input interface (24) for obtaining a health state parameter being indicative of a health state of a patient (12); a processing unit (28) for determining one or more operation settings of a blood pressure measurement device (14) based on the health state parameter, said one or more operation settings including a parameter that can be adjusted at the blood pressure measurement device (14) when conducting a blood pressure measurement with the device and that affects a precision of said blood pressure measurement and a patient comfort resulting from said blood pressure measurement; and a control interface (30) for providing a control signal for a blood pressure measurement device (14) to perform a blood pressure measurement based on said one or more operation settings. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: According to an aspect there is provided an inflation apparatus (10) for use with an inflation-based non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, measurement apparatus, the inflation apparatus comprising: an outlet (110) configured to be coupled to a cuff of the inflation-based NIBP measurement apparatus; a pump (120) configured to output a flow of gas at an output flow rate; a valve (130) disposed along a flow path between the pump and the outlet to selectively pass part of the flow of gas output by the pump; and a control unit (140) configured to control the flow resistance of the valve to provide a flow of gas to the outlet at a required flow rate for inflating the cuff.

Abstract: According to an aspect there is provided an inflation apparatus (10) for use in an inflation-based non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, measurement apparatus, the inflation apparatus comprising: an outlet (110) configured to be coupled to a cuff of the inflation-based NIBP measurement apparatus; a plurality of pumps (120) each configured to output a flow of gas to the outlet; and a control unit (130) configured to enable at least one of the plurality of pumps to output a flow of gas to the outlet based on a required flow rate to inflate the cuff and/or to control a flow rate of at least one of the plurality of pumps to output a flow of gas to the outlet based on a required flow rate to inflate the cuff.

Abstract: Method of operating a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor to measure the blood pressure of a subject, the NIBP monitor comprising a cuff, a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the cuff and for outputting a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff and a physiological parameter sensor, the method comprising obtaining a first measurement of pulse rate or heart rate for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the first measurement being obtained from the pressure signal; obtaining a second measurement of the pulse rate or heart rate for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the second measurement being obtained from the physiological parameter sensor; comparing the first measurement and the second measurement; and estimating the reliability of a blood pressure measurement obtained by the NIBP monitor during inflation of the cuff based on the result of the step of comparing.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method of operating a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor to measure the blood pressure of a subject, the NIBP monitor comprising a cuff, a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the cuff and for outputting a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff and a physiological parameter sensor, the method comprising obtaining a first measurement of a physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the first measurement being obtained from the pressure signal; obtaining a second measurement of the physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the second measurement being obtained from the physiological parameter sensor; comparing the first measurement and the second measurement; and estimating the reliability of a blood pressure measurement obtained by the NIBP monitor during inflation of the cuff based on the result of the step of comparing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a detection device suitable for use with a blood pressure measurement system for detecting improper functioning due to the absence of an inflatable cuff from a patient's measurement site, its improper attachment to the site, or it being disconnected from the system. The device is coupled to an inflatable cuff attached to the measurement site and arranged to perform a series of measurements, wherein for each measurement of the series, an inflation operation is performed to inflate the cuff. The device includes a determining unit for determining inflation speed-dependent parameter values during inflation operations, and a processor module arranged for receiving the determined inflation speed-dependent parameter values.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (18) for providing a control signal for a blood pressure measurement device, comprising: an input interface (24) for obtaining a health state parameter being indicative of a health state of a patient (12); a processing unit (28) for determining one or more operation settings of a blood pressure measurement device (14) based on the health state parameter, said one or more operation settings including a parameter that can be adjusted at the blood pressure measurement device (14) when conducting a blood pressure measurement with the device and that affects a precision of said blood pressure measurement and a patient comfort resulting from said blood pressure measurement; and a control interface (30) for providing a control signal for a blood pressure measurement device (14) to perform a blood pressure measurement based on said one or more operation settings. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: Method of operating a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor to measure the blood pressure of a subject, the NIBP monitor comprising a cuff, a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the cuff and for outputting a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff and a physiological parameter sensor, the method comprising obtaining a first measurement of pulse rate or heart rate for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the first measurement being obtained from the pressure signal; obtaining a second measurement of the pulse rate or heart rate for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the second measurement being obtained from the physiological parameter sensor; comparing the first measurement and the second measurement; and estimating the reliability of a blood pressure measurement obtained by the NIBP monitor during inflation of the cuff based on the result of the step of comparing.

Abstract: According to an aspect there is provided a method of obtaining a measurement of the blood pressure of a subject using a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor and including using a pulse rate sensor and a cuff that is to be placed around a limb of the subject, the method comprising using the pulse rate sensor to obtain information on the pulse rate of the subject; adapting a pressure signal filter according to the obtained information on the pulse rate of the subject; starting inflation of the cuff; obtaining a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff as the cuff is inflated; filtering the pressure signal using the adapted pressure signal filter during inflation of the cuff; and processing the filtered pressure signal to obtain a blood pressure measurement for the subject during inflation of the cuff.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method of operating a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor to measure the blood pressure of a subject, the NIBP monitor comprising a cuff, a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the cuff and for outputting a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff and a physiological parameter sensor, the method comprising obtaining a first measurement of a physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the first measurement being obtained from the pressure signal; obtaining a second measurement of the physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the second measurement being obtained from the physiological parameter sensor; comparing the first measurement and the second measurement; and estimating the reliability of a blood pressure measurement obtained by the NIBP monitor during inflation of the cuff based on the result of the step of comparing.

Abstract: According to an aspect there is provided a method of obtaining a measurement of the blood pressure of a subject using a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor and including using a pulse rate sensor and a cuff that is to be placed around a limb of the subject, the method comprising using the pulse rate sensor to obtain information on the pulse rate of the subject; adapting a pressure signal filter according to the obtained information on the pulse rate of the subject; starting inflation of the cuff; obtaining a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff as the cuff is inflated; filtering the pressure signal using the adapted pressure signal filter during inflation of the cuff; and processing the filtered pressure signal to obtain a blood pressure measurement for the subject during inflation of the cuff.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitoring systems and particularly to a system that allows the identification of other components of the system via coding elements that are readable without the need for placement of this system components to the body of a patient.

Abstract: Use of TiOF2 as semiconductor in a photoelectric conversion device, in particular in a dye-sensitized solar cell. A photoelectric conversion device, in particular a dye-sensitized solar cell, comprising a semiconductor layer containing at least TiOF2. The TiOF2 is preferably used in the form of nanoparticles. Dyes, method(s) of making them, and their use in photoelectric conversion devices, especially in dye-sensitized solar cells. A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising at least one fluorinated compound as a dye and at least TiOF2 as semiconductor.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for controlling an alarm in a medical instrument or system, the medical instrument or system detecting at least one physiological parameter of the patient. The present value of the physiological parameter is consecutively detected and an alarm delay is determined as a function of at least one detected value of the physiological parameter wherein the function yields a shorter alarm delay for increasing values of the deviation from a normal value and a longer alarm delay for decreasing values of the deviation from the normal value. Further, the duration the value of the physiological parameter exceeds or under-runs at least one predefined threshold for the physiological parameter defining an upper or lower limit for a normal range of the physiological parameter, respectively, is measured and the alarm is generated when the duration the determined value of the physiological parameter exceeds or under-runs the predefined threshold exceeds the alarm delay.

Abstract: Use of TiOF2 as semiconductor in a photoelectric conversion device, in particular in a dye-sensitized solar cell. A photoelectric conversion device, in particular a dye-sensitized solar cell, comprising a semiconductor layer containing at least TiOF2. The TiOF2 is preferably used in the form of nanoparticles. Dyes, method(s) of making them, and their use in photoelectric conversion devices, especially in dye-sensitized solar cells. A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising at least one fluorinated compound as a dye and at least TiOF2 as semiconductor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of non- invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitoring systems and particularly to a system that allows the identification of other components of the system via coding elements that are readable without the need for placement of this system components to the body of a patient.

Abstract: Advantageous microwave-assisted methods for synthesis of fluorinated phthalocyanines are provided. The microwave-assisted methods offer enhanced yields, substantially eliminate reaction solvents, and facilitate purification relative to conventional synthesis techniques. Typical implementation involve a reaction mixture that includes perfluoro-phthalonitrile that is reacted in a vessel with application of microwave energy for a reaction period sufficient to yield a fluorinated phthalocyanine. The fluorinated phthalocyanines synthesized according to the disclosed microwave-assisted methods have wide ranging applications, e.g., corrosion-related applications, coating-related applications, catalysis, and the production of optical and electronic materials.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for controlling an alarm in a medical instrument or system, the medical instrument or system detecting at least one physiological parameter of the patient. The present value of the physiological parameter is consecutively detected and an alarm delay is determined as a function of at least one detected value of the physiological parameter wherein the function yields a shorter alarm delay for increasing values of the deviation from a normal value and a longer alarm delay for decreasing values of the deviation from the normal value. Further, the duration the value of the physiological parameter exceeds or under-runs at least one predefined threshold for the physiological parameter defining an upper or lower limit for a normal range of the physiological parameter, respectively, is measured and the alarm is generated when the duration the determined value of the physiological parameter exceeds or under-runs the predefined threshold exceeds the alarm delay.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a spread spectrum measurement device with which a desired condition can be measured. In use, the spread spectrum measurement device is used to direct a spread spectrum signal into medium (e.g., a patient's body), detect a parameter that corresponds to the signal directed into the medium, generate a measured parameter signal from the detected parameter, and analyze the measured parameter signal to determine the desired condition. In one arrangement, a spread spectrum current signal is transmitted into the medium and a voltage signal is detected. From this voltage signal, an impedance signal is generated with which electrode contact impedance, patient heart rate, and/or patient respiration rate can be measured.