Measuring Pressure In Heart Or Blood Vessel Patents (Class 600/485)
  • Patent number: 11119565
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may include outputting one or more sensor signals from an electronic device into a portion of a user's body, and detecting one or more deflected signals from the one or more sensor signals. The method may include detecting a bone structure of the user's body based on the one or more deflected signals. Then, the method may include determining a user measurement based on the one or more deflected signals, the health measurement being adjusted by the detected bone structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Santiago Ortega Avila, Sajid Sadi, Bogdana Rakova
  • Patent number: 11109769
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes: a triaxial acceleration sensor; an information output section which outputs information for guiding an arm of the person on which the blood pressure measuring apparatus is worn, to a pair of a first posture and a second posture between which a position of the wrist is different; a posture determiner which determines that the arm has been in each of the pair of the postures, based on an output signal of the triaxial acceleration sensor after the output of the information; and a physical feature information calculator which calculates physical feature information of the person based on moving acceleration information detected by the triaxial acceleration sensor in a period between when the arm is in one of the pair of the postures and when the arm is in the other of the pair of the postures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Mori, Shingo Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11109772
    Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to the detection of cardiovascular efficiency and risk of disease. The rate of volumetric change of the heart can be determined by measuring the parallel conductance across electrodes attached to the heart. Measurements from a lumen would consider the total conductance. The rate of volumetric or lumen cross-section area change can then be compared to an average model to determine the health of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CVDevices, LLC
    Inventor: Ghassan S. Kassab
  • Patent number: 11096595
    Abstract: Methods and devices for blood pressure monitoring may include receiving one or more sensor measurements from the at least one sensor. The methods and devices may further include determining at least one of a first blood pressure indication using a first regression representation based on the one or more sensor measurements, a second blood pressure indication using a second regression representation based on the one or more sensor measurements, or a third blood pressure indication using a third regression representation based on the one or more sensor measurements. The methods and devices may include performing a blood pressure selection procedure using the first blood pressure indication, the second blood pressure indication, and the third blood pressure indication to determine an estimated blood pressure indication based on one or more classification characteristics. The methods and devices may further include transmitting the estimated blood pressure indication to the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Haithem Albadawi, Zongyi Liu, Christopher Nuesmeyer
  • Patent number: 11089964
    Abstract: Biomedical images of both anatomical structure and real-time changes in neuronal, metabolic, positional, and vascular function in humans and animals is described. Ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse or square wave generators and electrical samplers, implemented using integrated circuits are used to make arrays of miniaturized microwave modules that are placed around the portion of interest in the body or head, allowing images to be made through either time-domain transmission of these pulsed waves through the body, or time domain reflectivity of the waves from internal structures, or their combination. Signal processing separate and extract the time-varying functional information from the static structural image data. The time-varying functional information from certain brain regions can be interpreted in order to control prosthetics, Brain-Machine-Interfaces and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Furaxa, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Libove, Mike Ingle, David Schriebman
  • Patent number: 11089965
    Abstract: A blood pressure information calculating device includes an input unit to which a waveform based on a pulse wave of the subject and reference blood pressure information serving as a reference for calculating the blood pressure information on the basis of the waveform based on the pulse wave are input, a conversion unit that calculates a phase spectrum of a waveform based on the pulse wave by performing Fourier transformation on the waveform based on the pulse wave, a calculation unit that calculates a correction value using at least one of a phase of a main wave corresponding to a pulse of the subject and a phase of a second harmonic wave of the main wave on the basis of the phase spectrum, and a calculation unit that calculates an average blood pressure by correcting the reference blood pressure information using the correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tomoya Nakazawa, Rui Sekine
  • Patent number: 11090003
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for periodically and simultaneously scanning for a plurality of vital signs of a user is disclosed. The system includes a personal portable wireless vital signs scanner having a pair of electrodes to form a circuit with a user's body; and a personal wireless multifunction device wirelessly in communication with the personal portable wireless vital signs scanner. The personal portable wireless vital signs scanner includes a processor to concurrently scan for a plurality of vital signs. Some methods include squeezing a personal wireless vital signs scanner between first and second fingers to connect to a first electrode; and pressing the wireless vital signs scanner against a forehead to form a circuit through the body of the user with the personal wireless vital signs scanner. The wireless vital signs scanner may also be pressed against a chest to form a second circuit through the body of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: HEALTHY.IO LTD.
    Inventors: Wenyi Zhao, Brandon Dennis Woolsey, Walter De Brouwer, Eron Anthony Villarreal, Whitney Morgan McGowan
  • Patent number: 11075006
    Abstract: Medical devices and related systems and operating methods for communicating data therewith are provided. An exemplary method involves the medical device detecting an interfacing device coupled to the medical device via a physical communications medium, initializing a wireless communications session with the interfacing device in response to detecting the interfacing device, modulating an electrical signal between the interfacing device and the medical device to transmit data from the medical device to the interfacing device via the physical communications medium, and receiving communications, such as acknowledgments of the transmitted data, from the interfacing device via the wireless communications session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Adam S. Trock
  • Patent number: 11064892
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting an occurrence of a transient ischemic attack (TIA). In one embodiment, a device is utilized to measure first and second signals indicative of photoplethysmogram signals at first and second regions on the left and right sides of a user's head (PPGSL and PPGSR, respectively). A computer detects the occurrence of a TIA based on PPGSL and PPGSR that exhibit a pattern that involves the following: (i) an asymmetry between PPGSL and PPGSR, which is below a threshold, during a first period spanning more than a day; (ii) an asymmetry between PPGSL and PPGSR, which exceeds the threshold, during a second period following the first period and spanning between 5 and 180 minutes; and (iii) an asymmetry between PPGSL and PPGSR, which falls below the threshold, during a third period following the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Facense Ltd.
    Inventors: Ori Tzvieli, Ari M Frank, Arie Tzvieli, Gil Thieberger
  • Patent number: 11051702
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for non-contact vital sign acquisition. Information can be provided regarding vibrations of a target using a radar signal such as, e.g., non-contact vital sign measurement. Examples include estimation of heart rate, change in heart rate, respiration rate, and/or change in respiration rate, for a human or other animal. Implementations can produce one or both rates of vibration and/or change in one or both rates of vibration for a target other than an animal or human experiencing two vibrations at the same time, such as a motor, a vehicle incorporating a motor, or another physical object. Some implementations can estimate the respiration movement in the radar baseband output signal. The estimated respiration signal can then be subtracted from radar signals in the time domain and, optionally, can be further enhanced using digital signal processing techniques, to produce an estimate of the heartbeat pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jenshan Lin, Changyu Wei
  • Patent number: 11045095
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for tracking ballistocardiogram, photoplethysmogram, blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythm based on optical imaging of a human body are disclosed. Ballistocardiogram and photoplethysmogram signals from a similar region of the human body are simultaneously obtained, and the time delay between the two signals is used to determine the blood pressure of the subject, together with other physiological parameters of the subject, including gender, age, weight, height, heart rate, stroke volume, blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythm obtained using other methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Nongjian Tao, Dangdang Shao
  • Patent number: 11045224
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes a shaft having a side catheter guide attached thereto via a guide coupler into an inferior vena cava and a superior vena cava such that the guide coupler is disposed in a right atrium, and applying a distal force to a proximal portion of the side catheter guide such that a distal end of the side catheter guide deflects laterally about the guide coupler towards a septum. The method further includes extending a side catheter that is disposed within the side catheter guide distally from the side catheter guide towards and into contact with the septum. The method further includes, with the side catheter in contact with the septum, extending a septum penetrator that is slidably disposed within the side catheter distally from the side catheter such that the septum penetrator pierces the septum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical System LLC, Protaryx Medical Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Gammie, Philip J. Haarstad, David Blaeser, Ryan Bauer, Stephen Roller, Rachael Quinn, Chetan Pasrija, Edwin Hlavka
  • Patent number: 11039751
    Abstract: The invention provides a neck-worn sensor for simultaneously measuring a blood pressure (BP), pulse oximetry (SpO2), and other vital signs and hemodynamic parameters from a patient. The neck-worn sensor features a sensing portion having a flexible housing that is worn entirely on the patient's chest and encloses a battery, wireless transmitter, and all the sensor's sensing and electronic components. It measures electrocardiogram (ECG), impedance plethysmogram (IPG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), and phonocardiogram (PCG) waveforms, and collectively processes these to determine the vital signs and hemodynamic parameters. The sensor that measures PPG waveforms also includes a heating element to increase perfusion of tissue on the chest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
    Inventors: Erik Tang, Matthew Banet, Marshal Dhillon, James McCanna, Mark Dhillon
  • Patent number: 11026591
    Abstract: The invention is a method for calibrating an intravascular pressure sensor at the point of use. By using data from a secondary pressure measurement device, e.g., an automated aortic pressure monitor, the pressure sensor can be easily calibrated over a range of temperatures and pressures relevant to the patient. Accordingly, an intravascular pressure sensor can be calibrated without undergoing a factory calibration. Additionally, in the event that the calibration is lost, the sensor can be recalibrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David H. Burkett, Douglas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11026614
    Abstract: A pressure sensor apparatus includes: a plurality of pressure responsive chambers provided along a longitudinal dimension of the apparatus, and a pressure sensor device provided in each chamber which together provide a pressure profile in an anatomical cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Aukland UniServices Limited
    Inventors: Poul Michael Fonss Nielsen, Jennifer Ann Kruger, David Mortimer Budgett, Andrew James Taberner, John Daniel McCormick
  • Patent number: 11032909
    Abstract: The invention aims at downsizing a sensor node incorporating a biosensor to detect biological information and at improving the accuracy of detection made by the biosensor and ensures a quality of communication performed by the sensor node. In the sensor node, a sensor section with a pulse wave sensor formed therein and a main body section with a data processing unit and a wireless communication unit formed therein are separated. The sensor section includes an A/D converter unit that converts an analog signal corresponding to biological information detected by the pulse wave sensor to a digital signal. Digital signal transmission is performed from the A/D converter unit to the data processing unit. Moreover, in the sensor node, there is no conductive member that planarly overlaps with an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 11020011
    Abstract: Arterial diastolic pressure of a patient can be estimated using ventricular pressure information of a heart of the patient and heart sound information of the heart of the patient, such as a timing of at least one of a first heart sound (S1) or a second heat sound (S2), in certain examples, adjusted by a respective correction factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Qi An, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Michael J. Kane, Yinghong Yu, Jeffrey E. Stahmann
  • Patent number: 11020009
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a user terminal includes a processor; a blood pressure sensor; and a temperature sensor. The processor is configured to control whether or not to enable transmission of the blood pressure data obtained by the blood pressure sensor based on whether or not any of at least one transmission condition is satisfied; and transmit the blood pressure data when the transmission of the blood pressure data was enabled. The transmission condition include a condition satisfied when a fluctuation of temperature in a latest unit time of measurement time of the blood pressure data exceeds a threshold, the temperature being indicated by the temperature data obtained by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakajima, Hirotaka Wada, Tamio Ueda, Daisuke Nozaki
  • Patent number: 11017534
    Abstract: A blood vessel status evaluation method and a blood vessel status evaluation device are provided. The method includes: obtaining at least one angiography image corresponding to a target user; selecting a target image from the angiography image; determining a blood vessel type of the target user according to a distribution status of a target blood vessel pattern in the target image; establishing a blood vessel topology structure corresponding to the target blood vessel pattern which includes information of a width of a blood vessel in the target blood vessel pattern and information of an intersection of blood vessel in the target blood vessel pattern; and automatically analyzing a blood vessel status of the target user according to the blood vessel type and the blood vessel topology structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: Acer Incorporated, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
    Inventors: Cheng-Tien Hsieh, Ai-Hsien Li
  • Patent number: 11013420
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for measuring time-varying radar cross section (RCS) of an artery of a patient, which may be used to determine blood pressure of a patient. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided which comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver for generating RF waves, and at least one sensor configured for positioning on or adjacent the skin of a patient, and at least one of transmitting the RF waves into tissue of the patient and receiving RF wave reflections from at least one artery located within the tissue. The apparatus may further comprise a processor having computer instructions operating thereon configured to cause the processor to determine an RF arterial pulse waveform based on the received RF wave reflections. The time-varying radar cross section (RCS) comprises the RF arterial pulse waveform. This may be in turn correlated to blood pressure of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL ISRAEL LTD.
    Inventors: Rafi Ravid, Uriel Weinstein
  • Patent number: 11013421
    Abstract: A finger-wearable blood pressure monitor device includes a cuff, a tactile sensor array, and control circuitry. The tactile sensor array is disposed on or adjacent to an inward facing surface of the cuff. The tactile sensor array includes a plurality of sensors. The control circuitry is coupled to the tactile sensor array and includes logic that when executed by the control circuitry causes the finger-wearable blood pressure monitoring device to perform operations. The operations include monitoring, over a first time period, a pressure applied to each of the plurality of sensors by a digital artery of a finger. The operations also include generating a plurality of tactile waveforms in response to monitoring the pressure. Each of the plurality of tactile waveforms corresponds to the pressure applied to a respective one of the plurality of sensors over the first time period. The operations further include estimating blood pressure based, at least in part, on the plurality of tactile waveforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventor: Ravi Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 11006885
    Abstract: A method for determining a blood pressure of a user includes: collecting an electrocardiography (ECG) signal and a pulse wave signal from the user; extracting characteristic parameters of the user from the ECG signal and the pulse wave signal; establishing a characteristic vector of the user based on personal information of the user and the characteristic parameters of the user; and determining the blood pressure of the user based on the characteristic vector of the user and a characteristic-vector-and-blood-pressure relational model. A blood pressure determining apparatus based on the method disclosed herein is also provided, which includes an acquisition portion, a characteristic parameter determination portion, a characteristic vector determination portion, and a blood pressure determination portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guohe Wang
  • Patent number: 11000193
    Abstract: A novel and useful pressure sensor array incorporating sensor elements constructed from electrically conductive film as a substrate. Examples of commercially available electrically conductive (i.e. piezoresistive) film include Velostat and Linqstat. A wearable device is described incorporating an array of pressure sensors with flexible properties and a biocompatible material interface between the sensor elements and a user's skin. The pressure sensor array uses the electrically conductive film as a substrate and places a pair of conductors in a suitable configuration to form individual sensor elements. The sensor elements detect the change in resistance of the electrically conductive film when pressure is applied thereto. The sensor elements may be implemented in an interdigitated or opposing configuration. The sensor array also comprises a mechanical interface on top of the sensor elements for transferring or focusing the applied pressure to the electrically conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LiveMetric (Medical) S.A.
    Inventors: Nir Efraim Joseph Tal, Adi Rabinovich, Tomer Bentzion
  • Patent number: 10993671
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: RDS
    Inventors: Daniel Van Zandt Moyer, George Stefan Golda, Mark P. Marriott, Sam Eletr, Bruce O'Neil
  • Patent number: 10980483
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to an apparatus including a scale and external circuitry. The scale includes a platform for a user to stand on, and data-procurement circuitry for collecting signals indicative of the user's identity and cardio-physiological measurements while the user is standing on the platform. The scale includes processing circuitry to process data obtained by the data-procurement circuitry and therefrom generate cardio-related physiologic data, and an output circuit to send user data from the scale for reception at a remote location. The external circuitry receives and validates the user data as concerning a specific user associated with a user ID and determine at least one physiologic parameter of the user using the user data. Further, the external circuitry derives additional health information corresponding to the user data based on categories of interest and outputs the additional health information to the scale for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Physiowave, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Kovacs, Richard M. Wiard
  • Patent number: 10980429
    Abstract: A method and system for blood pressure (BP) estimation of a person is provided. The system is estimating pulse transit time (PTT) using the ECG signal and PPG signal of the person. A plurality of features are extracted from the PPG. The plurality of PPG features and the PTT are provided as inputs to an automated feature selection algorithm. This algorithm selects a set of features suitable for BP estimation. The selected features are fed to a classifier to classify the database into low/normal BP range and a high BP range. The correctly classified normal BP data are then used to create a regression model to predict BP from the selected features. The current methodology uses automated feature selection mechanism and also employs a block to reject extreme BP data. Thus the available accuracy in predicting BP is expected to be more than the existing BP estimation methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Sushmita Paul, Anirban Dutta Choudhury, Shreyasi Datta, Arpan Pal, Rohan Banerjee, Kayapanda Mandana
  • Patent number: 10980486
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: RDS
    Inventors: Daniel Van Zandt Moyer, George Stefan Golda, Mark P. Marriott, Sam Eletr, Bruce O'Neil
  • Patent number: 10973428
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a device for measuring a physiological characteristic of a first subject, the device comprising a first electrode for contacting a part of the body of the first subject; a second electrode for contacting a part of the body of a second subject; and a control unit for obtaining an electrocardiogram, ECG, signal using the electrodes and for processing the ECG signal to determine a measurement of a physiological characteristic of the first subject; wherein the signal comprises a first ECG signal component relating to the first subject and a second ECG signal component relating to the second subject, and the control unit is configured to process the ECG signal obtained from the electrodes to extract the first ECG signal component relating to the first subject and to process the first ECG signal component to determine a measurement of the physiological characteristic of the first subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Cornelis Dirkes, Rick Bezemer
  • Patent number: 10973421
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the conversion of biometric data to meaningful heath risk indications. According to one aspect, there is provided a method of determining a health risk indicator for a user by: obtaining heart rate data for the user recorded over a monitoring period of at least one day; processing said heart rate data in dependence on biometric data for the user to determine an aggregate heartbeat value for the user over said monitoring period; and determining said health risk indicator in dependence on said aggregate heartbeat value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING SHUNYUAN KAIHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ulrik Wisløff, Christian Ragnar Gutvik
  • Patent number: 10973422
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for non-invasively measuring arterial stiffness using pulse wave analysis of photoplethysmogram data. In some implementations, wearable biometric monitoring devices provided herein for measuring arterial stiffness have the ability to automatically and intelligently obtain PPG data under suitable conditions while the user is engaged in activities or exercises. In some implementations, wearable biometric monitoring devices are provided herein with the ability to remove PPG data variance caused by factors unrelated to arterial stiffness. In some implementations, wearable biometric monitoring devices have the ability to perform PWA while accounting for the user's activities, conditions, or status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandros A. Pantelopoulos, Andrew Larsen Axley
  • Patent number: 10959658
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for identifying a subject in a sensor based monitoring system. This method comprises an acquisition step wherein sensors of a sensor array acquire subject related sensor signals, a pattern extraction step wherein a signal pattern is derived from the sensor signals acquired in the preceding acquisition step, and an identification step wherein the signal pattern derived in the preceding pattern extraction step is compared to predetermined signal patterns, each predetermined signal pattern being related to a subject profile, to identify a subject profile whose predetermined signal pattern related thereto matches the derived signal pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Jens Muhlsteff
  • Patent number: 10960126
    Abstract: A portable device for monitoring vascular access status is disclosed. The portable device comprises a measurement device and a monitoring module. The measurement device senses vibration data induced by blood flow over certain part of a vascular access of a subject via a vibration-sensing module, and sends the sensed data to outside via its communication module. The monitor module controls an electronic device to receive the sensed data and determines a vibration evaluation index corresponding to a status of the part of the vascular access. The portable device for monitoring vascular access status of the present disclosed example has advantages of small size, easy to carry, low cost, and so on, so as to be applicable to home vascular access status monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: NEXCOM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., VESSTONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiy-Ferng Perng, Yi-Chung Chen, Cheng-Jen Wang, Tzong-yann Lee
  • Patent number: 10959681
    Abstract: A Noninvasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) device, method, and system may employ one or more sensors configured to sense physiological changes associated with cardiovascular function and provide signals corresponding to the sensed physiological changes; one or more signal detectors to detect an ECG signal, a PPG signal, and a PCG signal from the signals provided by the one or more sensors; a computational system configured to derive signal features related to the detected signal waveforms; process the signal features to determine measurements of noninvasive blood pressure using one or more independent prediction models; and output a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Vital Connect, Inc.
    Inventor: Nandakumar Selvaraj
  • Patent number: 10952675
    Abstract: Improved apparatus and methods for non-invasively assessing one or more hemodynamic parameters associated with the circulatory system of a living organism. In one aspect, the invention comprises an apparatus adapted to automatically and accurately place and maintain a sensor (e.g., tonometric pressure sensor) with respect to the anatomy of the subject. The apparatus comprised of a sensor device removably coupled to an actuator which is used to position the sensor during measurements. Methods for positioning the alignment apparatus and sensor, and operating the apparatus, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGYI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Simon E. Finburgh, Andrew S. Katayama, Ronald J. Vidischak, Anthony T. Butler, Kurt Blessinger
  • Patent number: 10955323
    Abstract: To provide a method whereby viscoelasticity of an object can be measured nondestructively and in non-contact fashion in a short time. By this method, elastic waves and light are radiated to an object and the viscoelasticity of an object is measured nondestructively and in non-contact fashion using a shadow change based on a change in the direction of a line normal to the surface of the object. Specifically, the present invention has an elastic wave transmission step for pressurizing or exciting the object by elastic waves and causing a minute displacement of the object surface shape, a photoirradiation step for radiating light to the minutely displaced object surface, an image acquisition step for acquiring a shadow change based on a change in the direction of a line normal to the object surface, and a viscoelasticity estimation step for processing an image of the acquired shadow change and calculating a viscoelasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Takahito Aoto, Yasuhiro Mukaigawa
  • Patent number: 10952791
    Abstract: A medical system, comprising an ablation catheter is disclosed. The ablation catheter includes an elongate shaft with a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. The ablation catheter also includes an expandable element in fluid communication with the lumen, a first temperature sensor operable to measure a first temperature; and a second temperature sensor operable to measure a second temperature. The first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are longitudinally separated from each other by at least a portion of the expandable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic CryoCath LP
    Inventors: Dan Wittenberger, Rachid Mahrouche
  • Patent number: 10945672
    Abstract: A system and method for processing photoplethysmography (PPG) signals in a vehicle. The system and method include determining a plurality of consistent PPG waveform signals based on a plurality of PPG waveform signals and electronically aggregating the plurality of consistent PPG waveform signals into a PPG measurement signal. The system and method also include determining a plurality of noise waveform signals based on a plurality of pressure measurement signals and electronically aggregating the plurality of noise waveform signals into a motion artifacts measurement signal. The system and method further include processing a refined PPG signal to suppress motion artifacts from the PPG measurement signal by filtering a segment of the PPG measurement signal that is attributed to the motion artifacts represented within the motion artifacts measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick, Dhanashree Palande
  • Patent number: 10950345
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for obtaining sensor-generated data in a diagnostic laboratory apparatus including one or more producers of data that include a sensor, a local communications network communicatively coupling the producers to a data router configured to translate data received from producers of data into a common format record, the common format including key-value pairs, and at least one subscriber that registers one or more channel-based subscriptions with the data router. Records remain in storage by the data router until to the subscriber acknowledges successful receipt, after which the data router manages its storage resources to provide storage for newer sensor-generated data. The data router is configured to install plug-ins as needed to translate data formats of newly-integrated producers with new formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Heilig, Jeffrey Hoffman
  • Patent number: 10939830
    Abstract: Techniques for determining pulse transit time (PTT) and blood pressure measurements based on stethoscope data are provided. In one example, a system comprises a stethoscope component that monitors a heart and generates stethoscope data representative of a sound wave generated by the heart. The system can further comprise an analysis component that receives the stethoscope data and receives, from a photoplethysmography (PPG) component that monitors an extremity, PPG data representative of a pulse wave at the extremity. The analysis component can determine, based on the stethoscope data, a first time corresponding to closure of a tricuspid valve of the heart and can determine a PTT as a function of the first time and a second time corresponding to the pulse wave at the extremity that is determined based on the PPG data. Blood pressure measurements can be obtained from algorithms with the inputs of PTT or times determined based on the PPG data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kang-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 10939875
    Abstract: A method of real peak detection includes optimizing a scoring function using training signals with known peaks and known features. The method includes receiving an input signal measured from a mobile sensor and representative of a cyclic biological process. The method includes filtering the input signal to remove low and high frequency noise. The method includes identifying candidate peaks and troughs within a selected time range of the input signal. The method includes extracting a feature that describes properties of the two or more candidate peaks. The method includes scoring the candidate peaks using the scoring function, selecting a real peak as the candidate peak with the highest score, and generating a biologic interval data set with the real peak and another peak that is representative of health markers. The method includes assessing a condition of the patient based on the biologic interval data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey N. Fischer, Ajay Chander
  • Patent number: 10939873
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a wearable system including one or more wearable acquisition devices. Each acquisition device includes a sensor to capture samples of a biomedical signal and circuitry to process the samples for transmission to a mobile device. The samples are encoded for transmission and decoded at the mobile device to reconstruct the biomedical signal and, based on the reconstructed biomedical signal, provide output through a user interface of the mobile device. The wearable system includes at least an acquisition device for capturing an electro-cardiogram signal (ECG). Other biomedical signals, such as a photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal, may also be captured. The wearable system may comprise a Body Area Network (BAN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Harinath Garudadri, Pawan Kumar Baheti
  • Patent number: 10932676
    Abstract: Techniques for determining pulse transit time (PTT) and blood pressure measurements based on stethoscope data are provided. In one example, a system comprises a stethoscope component that monitors a heart and generates stethoscope data representative of a sound wave generated by the heart. The system can further comprise an analysis component that receives the stethoscope data and receives, from a photoplethysmography (PPG) component that monitors an extremity, PPG data representative of a pulse wave at the extremity. The analysis component can determine, based on the stethoscope data, a first time corresponding to closure of a tricuspid valve of the heart and can determine a PTT as a function of the first time and a second time corresponding to the pulse wave at the extremity that is determined based on the PPG data. Blood pressure measurements can be obtained from algorithms with the inputs of PTT or times determined based on the PPG data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kang-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 10925494
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring device according to the present disclosure includes: a light emitting element, a light receiving element, and a signal processing module configured to calculate a blood pressure value on the basis of a signal reflected to the light receiving element. Herein, the signal processing module generates an optical arterial pulse on the basis of the signal reflected to the light receiving element by executing a blood pressure measuring program and calculates a blood pressure value on the basis of the optical arterial pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: CHARMCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10925516
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is proposed to estimate the aortic pulse transit time (PTT) from only time intervals measured between fiducial points of the longitudinal ballistocardiogram (BCG) without the need to apply any sensor to the area where the arrival of the arterial pulse waveform is to be detected. From the longitudinal BCG of a subject, which can be obtained by means of sensors integrated in a single element with which the subject's body comes into contact, two fiducial points of the BCG waveform are detected in which one of the points is associated with the arrival of the arterial pulse wave to a zone proximal to the heart and the other is associated with the arrival of said arterial pulse wave to a distal zone, respectively. From the time interval between the two points, an estimate of the aortic (carotid-femoral) PTT is provided either directly or through a process of previous calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Ramon Pallas Areny, Ramon Casanella Alonso, Joan Gomez Clapers
  • Patent number: 10930386
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for evaluating the normality of a medical condition of a patient based on a medical image. A medical image segmentation receives a medical image and segments the medical image to generate an extracted contour representing an anatomical feature. The medical image segmentation engine correlates the extracted contour with a template shape corresponding to the anatomical feature. A feature extraction engine extracts one or more features from a region of the medical image corresponding to the template shape. A normality classification engine performs a normality classification operation on the extracted one or more features to generate a normality score for the medical image and outputs the normality score to a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tanveer F. Syeda-Mahmood, Mehdi Moradi, Allen Lu, Ehsan Dehghan Marvast
  • Patent number: 10905876
    Abstract: An electrical stimulation control circuit including a pulse generator, a processing circuit and an electrode is provided. The pulse generator is configured to generate a switching signal. The processing circuit generates an energy signal according to the switching signal. The electrode is configured to contact the skin of a living body and includes a first comb electrode and a second comb electrode. The first comb electrode receives the energy signal and includes a plurality of first electrodes. The first electrodes are electrically connected to each other and extended along a first direction. The second comb electrode receives a ground signal and includes a plurality of second electrodes. The second electrodes are electrically connected to each other and extended along a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are arranged in a staggered manner and electrically insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Chan Hsu, Chao-Jen Huang, Su-Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 10905342
    Abstract: Methods, associated algorithms, and systems for determining cardiac and/or cardiovascular performance from three measurements on a subject are presented, where two of the measurements are provided by plethysmographs and one measurement is provided by an electrocardiogram. The two plethysmographs are placed different distances from the subject's heart. Certain embodiments use the three measurements to calculate intermediate variables of a left ventricular ejection time and a pre-ejection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Cardiac Profiles, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard B. Sterling, Andrew R. Lawrence, Gregory I. Voss, James M. Perry, Rankin A. Clinton, III
  • Patent number: 10898625
    Abstract: The invention resides in the field of introducing fluid pumps into a lumen and relates to a system for introducing a pump into a lumen which comprises a first sheath and a pump to be introduced into the first sheath, or a system which has a pump with a distal pump unit and a shaft catheter which emerges proximally to the pump unit. According to the invention one or two sheaths are used, the distal pump unit being pulled firstly into the distal end of one sheath, in order to avoid damage to a shaft catheter. Subsequently, the sheath receiving the pump unit is transferred into a further sheath or a receiving lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: ECP ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventor: Thomas Toellner
  • Patent number: 10898084
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a wearable device comprising a supporting structure, a sensor and an electronics module, wherein the supporting structure is configured to press the sensor against a skin surface of a subject, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a biological metric of the subject, and wherein the electronics module is configured to quantify and/or transmit one or more signal(s) corresponding to the biological metric. Some aspects relate to a method of monitoring a biological metric in a subject comprising: adorning a subject with the wearable device; and detecting the biological metric over a period of time in the subject with the wearable device. Other aspects relate to a method of treating a disease in a subject comprising: monitoring a biological metric in the subject over a period of time, and treating the subject with a therapeutic protocol, and monitoring the biological metric in the subject to assess treatment efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michelle Khine, Nicole Eckmann, Kimberly Veliz, Jonathan Pegan, Joshua Kim, Sun-Jun Park
  • Patent number: 10881345
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a stress level of a person is provided. The system creates a numerical solution to mathematical model of a blood pressure (BP) regulation, lumped mathematical model of a radial artery and partial differential equation (PDE) model of the radial artery. These models are then used to generate an inference engine using the mathematical model of blood pressure (BP) regulation, the lumped mathematical model of the radial artery and the PDE model of the radial artery. The inference engine is trained using an artificial neural network technique. At the same time the PPG signal of the person is sensed and preprocessed. The preprocessed PPG signal is then given to the trained inference engine. The trained inference engine generates a stress parameter corresponding to the person based on the processed PPG signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Midhun Parakkal Unni, Srinivasan Jayaraman, Balamuralidhar Purushothaman