Abstract: A method for measuring systolic blood pressure includes raising the cuff pressure in such a manner that two conditions are satisfied: (1) The cuff air pressure takes sufficient time to reach the SBP value to avoid blood pressure in the arteries under the PPG sensor being too low, thereby avoiding collapse of the arterioles under the PPG sensor; and (2) The increase of the cuff air pressure between the DBP value and the SBP value is not overly slow in a manner which would cause a relatively high mean blood pressure in the arteries distal to the cuff, and could lead to reduced sensitivity in detecting the restart of blood flow when the cuff air pressure decreases to just below SBP value.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically measuring a blood pressure of a living subject, including an inflatable cuff which is adapted to be wound around a portion of the subject, an increase-end-pressure determining device for determining, based on a cuff pulse wave occurring to the cuff when a pressure in the cuff is increased at a first rate, an increase-end pressure to which the pressure of the cuff is increased at the first rate, at which the increasing of the pressure of the cuff is ended, and from which the pressure of the cuff is decreased at a second rate lower than the first rate, and a blood-pressure determining device for determining a blood pressure of the subject based on a physical signal obtained from the subject when the pressure of the cuff is decreased at the second rate from the increase-end pressure.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a superior-and-inferior-limb blood-pressure index of a living subject, including a first blood-pressure measuring device which measures a first blood pressure of a right inferior limb of the subject, a second blood-pressure measuring device which measures a second blood pressure of a left inferior limb of the subject, a third blood-pressure measuring device which measures a third blood pressure of a superior limb of the subject, a first information obtaining device which obtains first information relating to a first velocity of propagation of a first pulse wave which propagates through a first route a portion of which runs in the right inferior limb, a second information obtaining device which obtains second information relating to a second velocity of propagation of a second pulse wave which propagates through a second route a portion of which runs in the left inferior limb, a selecting device for selecting one of the measured first and second blood pressures that corresponds to on

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a propagation velocity of a pulse wave which is propagated through an artery of a living subject, the apparatus including an electrocardiographic-waveform detecting device which detects an electrocardiographic waveform from the subject, a pulse-wave sensor which is adapted to be worn on the subject and which detects the pulse wave from the subject, a time-difference determining device for determining a time difference between a first periodic point relating to the detected electrocardiographic waveform and a second periodic point relating to the detected pulse wave, and a propagation-velocity determining means for determining the propagation velocity of the pulse wave based on the determined time difference.

Abstract: An automated sphygmomanometer which utilizes quality algorithms to stop any further analysis at various points during a blood pressure determination because of corrupted data. If the data is so corrupted that giving blood pressure numbers is inappropriate, this is recognized and the determination stopped. The quality algorithms make a decision to get more data with the hope of improving the blood pressure estimation. The request for data occurs both before and/or after a curve fitting process, if such a process is utilized. Some information is also provided to the cuff pressure control function about which pressure levels would be best for gathering the additional data. The quality algorithms are also used to make a decision as to whether it is appropriate to publish the blood pressure values obtained. Control parameters (weights) may be set within the blood pressure algorithm to help with other aspects of the NIBP algorithm and improve the quality of the final published numbers.

Abstract: One of pairs of an exciter and a sensor is selected in accordance with the detection signal which is derived from an exciter waveform induced in an artery transmitted therethrough. The pairs of exciters and sensors are arranged on a substrate in various formations. A/D converters are provided to respective detection signals. A frequency of the oscillation signal supplied to the exciter is controlled by various oscillation signal generation circuits. Bandpass filtering for extracting the exciter waveform, low-pass-filtering for extracting a natural blood pressure waveform, phase difference detection processes are provided by a microprocessor, wherein the bandpass filtering and low-pass-filtering processes may be replaced with a bandpass filter and a low pass filter, and their outputs are selected by a switching circuit and supplied to the microprocessor through one a/d converter.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a superior-and-inferior-limb blood-pressure index of a living subject, including a first blood-pressure measuring device which measures a first blood pressure of an inferior limb of the subject, a second blood-pressure measuring device which measures a second blood pressure of a superior limb of the subject, an index determining device for determining the superior-and-inferior-limb blood-pressure index, based on the first blood pressure measured by the first blood-pressure measuring device and the second blood pressure measured by the second blood-pressure measuring device, an information obtaining device which obtains propagation-velocity-relating information relating to a velocity of propagation of a pulse wave which propagates between two different portions of the subject, and a display device which simultaneously displays the superior-and-inferior-limb blood-pressure index determined by the index determining device and the propagation-velocity-relating information obtained by th

Abstract: A blood-pressure measuring apparatus including a cuff having an inflatable bag, a first pulse-wave sensor which detects a first pulse wave propagated to the bag, a second pulse-wave sensor which detects a second pulse wave propagated to a downstream-side portion of the cuff wound around a body portion of a subject in a direction of flow of blood in an artery of the body portion, an amplitude correcting device for correcting a first group of respective amplitudes of heartbeat-synchronous pulses of the first pulse wave and/or a second group of respective amplitudes of heartbeat-synchronous pulses of the second pulse wave, so that one or more amplitudes of the first group that correspond to one or more pulses of the first pulse wave that are detected while the flow of blood is stopped by the inflated bag is equal to one or more amplitudes of the second group that correspond to one or more pulses of the second pulse wave that are detected while the flow of blood is stopped by the bag, an amplitude-difference dete

Abstract: A blood pressure monitor includes a cuff to be worn on a living body portion provided with an air component for inflating and deflating said cuff, and a main body detachably mounted on the cuff provided with an electrical component, in which the main body is electrically connected with the cuff by wire or wireless.

Abstract: A hand-held non-invasive blood pressure measurement device allows a varying pressure to be applied to an artery while pressure waveforms are sensed to produce pressure waveform data. Waveform parameters are derived from the sensed pressure waveform data. Blood pressure is then determined using the derived parameters. The user is guided or prompted to apply the varying pressure through audible and visual feedback.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a systolic blood pressure of a living subject, including an inflatable cuff which is adapted to be wound around a body portion of the subject and includes a first inflatable bag which is inflatable to press an artery of the body portion, a first amplitude determining device for determining a first amplitude of each of a plurality of heartbeat-synchronous pulses of a first pulse wave which is produced in the first inflatable bag when a pressure in the first bag is changed, a pulse-wave detecting device which detects a second pulse wave which propagates from the artery to a downstream-side portion of the cuff as seen in a blood-flow direction in which blood flows in the artery, a second amplitude determining device for determining a second amplitude of each of a plurality of heartbeat-synchronous pulses of the second pulse wave which is detected by the pulse-wave detecting device when the pressure of the first inflatable bag is changed, a ratio calculating device for calculating a rat

Abstract: The blood pressure monitoring apparatus includes blood pressure measuring device for measuring the blood pressure employing a cuff, pulse wave propagation time measuring device for measuring the pulse wave propagation time, hemodynamics measuring device for measuring the hemodynamics, and control device for controlling the blood pressure measuring device on the basis of a change in pulse wave propagation time measured by the pulse wave propagation time measuring device and a change in hemodynamics measured by the hemodynamics measuring device, wherein the control device controls the blood pressure measuring device to measure the blood pressure on the basis of the amount of change and change trend in the pulse wave propagation time measured by the pulse wave propagation time measuring device, and the amount of change and change trend in the hemodynamics measured by the hemodynamics measuring device.

Abstract: In a device or in a method for oscillometric measurement of the blood pressure, the pulse time differences are determined associated with the measurement of the blood pressure. Subsequent pulse time differences are stored in a storing unit (15). A distribution of pulse time differences is calculated in a calculating unit (16) and compared in a comparing unit (17) with predetermined reference values. If the distribution or the values of pulse time differences exceed a predetermined amount, an indication means (19) is activated which indicates existence of arrhythmic activities.

Abstract: An electronic sphygmomanometer starts from pressurization and then enters a decompression process. When measurement of blood pressure starts, only a standard pressure release rate voltage is applied to a valve from a standard pressure release rate voltage supply circuit through a decompression control circuit. The valve allows air to be discharged slowly at the standard pressure release rate. If the pressure release rate should be increased for decompression, target pressure release rate acceleration value voltage according to the position of a dial is supplied from an external control signal supply unit. The standard pressure release rate voltage is added to the target voltage and the resultant voltage is supplied to the valve via the decompression control circuit. The valve increases the pressure release rate by the amount corresponding to the external control signal voltage.

Abstract: A blood-pressure monitor, including a blood-pressure measuring device including a cuff, an information obtaining device which iteratively obtains, from a living subject, physical information which changes with change of blood pressure of the subject, a measurement starting device for starting a measurement of the blood-pressure measuring device, when a subsequent piece of information obtained by the obtaining device after the measuring device has measured a last blood pressure of the subject in a last measurement thereof has been deviated by not less than a predetermined amount from an initial piece of information obtained by the obtaining device when the measuring device measured the last blood pressure of the subject, a display device which displays a graph representing the pieces of information obtained by the obtaining device, and a control device which controls the display device to display the graph representing the initial piece of information and each one of subsequent pieces of information iterativel

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining an information relating to a propagation velocity of a pulse wave which propagates through an artery of a living subject, including: a first signal detecting device which is adapted to be worn on a first portion of the subject and which detects a first signal generated from the first portion in synchronism with a heart beat of the subject; a pulse-wave detecting device which is adapted to be worn on a second portion of the subject and which detects, as a second signal, a notch of the pulse wave generated from the second portion in synchronism with the heart beat of the subject; a pressing device which is adapted to be worn on a third portion of the subject to press the third portion, the third portion being on a downstream side relative to the second portion with respect to the artery and being in proximity to the second portion; and pulse-wave propagation time determining means for determining, as the information, a time difference between a time when the first signal is detected b

Abstract: A blood pressure monitor including a cuff, a pressure sensor which detects a pressure in the cuff, a pressure regulating device which increases the pressure of the cuff, a pulse-amplitude determining device for determining an amplitude of each of pulses of a pulse wave which are produced in the cuff and detected by the pressure sensor while the cuff pressure is increased, a candidate determining device for determining, as a diastolic BP candidate, a pressure of the cuff which is detected by the pressure sensor and which corresponds to an amplitude of a first pulse of the pulses determined by the pulse-amplitude determining device, by judging whether the amplitude of the first pulse is not greater than a reference value which is smaller than an amplitude of at least one second pulse of the pulses, by a predetermined proportion of the amplitude of the second pulse, the amplitude of the second pulse being determined by the pulse-amplitude determining device after the amplitude of the first pulse is determined, a

Abstract: A blood pressure monitor including a cuff, a pressure sensor which detects a pressure in the cuff, a pressure regulating device which increases the pressure of the cuff, a pulse-amplitude determining device for determining an amplitude of each of pulses of a pulse wave which are produced in the cuff and detected by the pressure sensor while the cuff pressure is increased, a candidate determining device for determining, as a diastolic BP candidate, a pressure of the cuff which is detected by the pressure sensor and which corresponds to an amplitude of a first pulse of the pulses determined by the pulse-amplitude determining device, by judging whether the amplitude of the first pulse is not greater than a reference value which is smaller than an amplitude of at least one second pulse of the pulses, by a predetermined proportion of the amplitude of the second pulse, the amplitude of the second pulse being determined by the pulse-amplitude determining device after the amplitude of the first pulse is determined, a

Abstract: An apparatus for iteratively measuring a blood pressure of a living subject who is undergoing a blood-dialysis treatment, including an inflatable cuff which applies a pressing force to a body portion of the subject, a blood-pressure measuring device which measures a blood pressure of the subject by changing the pressing force of the cuff, a starting device for starting the blood-pressure measuring device at a predetermined period in the dialysis duration, so that the blood-pressure measuring device iteratively measures a blood pressure of the subject at the predetermined period, a period memory device which stores, for a plurality of living subjects including the subject, a plurality of sets of predetermined periods each set of which includes respective predetermined periods for a plurality of partial durations of the dialysis duration, an identifying device for identifying the subject, and a selecting device for selecting, from the sets of predetermined periods stored in the period memory device, the set of

Abstract: 9A blood pressure measuring device has a pressure cuff the inflation of which is automatically effected and controlled by an evaluation and control unit to allow a continuous monitoring of a patient's blood pressure, especially during the night without infringing on the patient's comfort and sleep. The device also includes an EKG device and a sensor for sensing the pressure in the cuff. In a first mode of operation, the control and evaluation unit calculates an estimated blood pressure value from pulse wave transmission times with each calculated pulse wave transmission time being the time elapsing between a heart beat as detected by the EKG device and a corresponding cuff pressure change detected by the pressure sensor. In the event of the appearance of blood pressure spikes while operating in the first mode, the device switches to a second operating mode during which absolute blood pressure values are determined.

Abstract: Several techniques are provided for aiding in the discrimination of detected biological signals indicative of blood pressure from detected signals not indicative of blood pressure (e.g., noise). In one technique, mixed signals which include biological signals indicative of blood pressure and noise signals not indicative of blood pressure are detected during time periods, and are evaluated over a plurality of the time periods to aid in discriminating the biological signals from the noise signals. This enhances the signal-to-noise ratio of the biological signals. In a related technique, the mixed signals are analyzed in different ways based on whether the noise level exceeds a threshold to discriminate the biological signals from the noise signals. Still another technique includes determining whether a candidate blood pressure signal should be used to measure blood pressure based on whether it exceeds a plurality of different thresholds.

Abstract: A long term ambulatory blood pressure monitor is disclosed in which all elements of the monitor are compactly and inconspicuously contained in/on a cincture housing mounted on an inflatable arm band fixedly and comfortably positioned on the patient arm. System control and display modules are efficiently placed in a flip top mode on the cincture housing itself and alternatively in a wrist watch mode on the patient wrist. Non volatile EEPROM blood pressure data memory is disposed adjacent EPROM system memory and microprocessor controller circuitry on a compact PCB within the cincture housing along with pneumatic motor/pump and solenoid for inflation/deflation of the arm band to obtain systolic/diastolic blood pressure readings via the oscillatory detection method.

Abstract: A blood-pressure monitoring apparatus including an inflatable cuff adapted to apply a pressing pressure to a body portion of a living subject, a cuff-pulse-wave detecting device which detects a cuff pulse wave which is produced in the inflatable cuff when the cuff applies the pressing pressure to the body portion of the subject, a pressure control device which increases the pressing pressure of the inflatable cuff to a predetermined value lower than a mean blood-pressure value of the subject, an index-value calculating device for iteratively calculating an index value indicative of a condition of a circulatory system of the living subject, a starting device for judging whether each of the index values calculated by the index-value calculating device is abnormal and, when the each index value is judged as being abnormal, starting the pressure control device to increase the pressing pressure of the cuff to the predetermined value, and an abnormality judging device for judging whether the subject has an abnormal

Abstract: A blood-pressure monitoring apparatus including a measuring device which includes an inflatable cuff adapted to apply a pressing pressure to a first body portion of a living subject and which measures a blood-pressure value of the living subject by changing the pressing pressure of the inflatable cuff, a blood-pressure-relating-information obtaining device which iteratively obtains a piece of blood-pressure-relating information which changes in relation to a change of the blood pressure of the living subject, a starting device for starting, when the obtained blood-pressure-relating information satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to at least one reference value, a blood-pressure measurement of the measuring device, and a display device which displays a first graphical representation of the obtained blood-pressure-relating information, and a second graphical representation of the reference value, so that the first graphical representation can be compared with the second graphical representation by

Abstract: A blood-pressure monitoring apparatus including a measuring device which includes an inflatable cuff adapted to apply a pressing pressure to a body portion of a living subject and which measures at least one blood-pressure value of the living subject by changing the pressing pressure of the inflatable cuff, a blood-pressure-relating-value calculating device for iteratively calculating a blood-pressure-relating value relating to the blood pressure of the living subject, a starting device for starting, when a value based on the calculated blood-pressure-relating value satisfies a predetermined first condition, a blood-pressure measurement of the measuring device, a circulatory-system-relating information obtaining device which obtains a circulatory-system-relating information relating to a circulatory system of the living subject, and a condition changing device for changing, when the obtained circulatory-system-relating information satisfies a predetermined second condition, the predetermined first condition t

Abstract: A blood-pressure monitoring apparatus including a measuring device which includes an inflatable cuff adapted to apply a pressing pressure to a body portion of a living subject and measures a blood-pressure value of the living subject by changing the pressing pressure of the inflatable cuff, an information obtaining device which iteratively obtains a piece of information relating to propagation of a pulse wave through an arterial vessel of the subject, an estimating device for iteratively estimating a blood-pressure value, EBP, of the subject, based on each piece of pulse-wave-propagation-relating information, PWPI, obtained by the information obtaining device, according to a linear relationship between pulse-wave-propagation-relating information and blood pressure, the linear relationship being defined by a linear expression, EBP=&agr;(PWPI)+&agr;, where &agr; is a slope and &bgr; is an intercept, an index-value calculating device for calculating an index value indicative of a hardness of a blood

Abstract: A hybrid sphygmomanometer comprises: (a) an arm cuff with an inflatable air bladder; (b) a pumping device for inflating the air bladder; (c) a manually controlled air outlet valve for deflating the air bladder; (d) an air pressure transducer operative to receive the pressure in the air bladder of the arm cuff and to produce an electrical signal representing this pressure; (e) a manually operated switch for generating systolic and diastolic interrupt signals; (f) a first electronic display for displaying the instantaneous pressure in the air bladder in the form of a bar graph; (g) a second electronic display for displaying systolic and diastolic pressures; and (h) an electrical circuit connected to the pressure transducer and to the button for controlling said first and second display. The first display, for displaying the instantaneous pressure in the air bladder, is a simulated mercury column.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for diagnosing physiological state based on blood pulse waves detected in the body. It is the objective of the present invention to provide a device which correctly diagnoses the current physiological state based on changes in physiological state measured over a specified period of time in the past while taking into consideration the cyclical variation exhibited in physiological state.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a propagation velocity of a pulse wave which is propagated through an artery of a living subject, the apparatus including an electrocardiographic-waveform detecting device which detects an electrocardiographic waveform from the subject, a pulse-wave sensor which is adapted to be worn on the subject and which detects the pulse wave from the subject, a time-difference determining device for determining a time difference between a first periodic point relating to the detected electrocardiographic waveform and a second periodic point relating to the detected pulse wave, and a propagation-velocity determining means for determining the propagation velocity of the pulse wave based on the determined time difference.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sphygmomanometer capable of highly accurately judging the maximum blood pressure and minimum blood pressure, which has a cuff 10 which is attached to an appointed portion of a patient and presses the artery by supplying air therein; an optical range sensor 12 which is located opposite said cuff 10 and is able to detect the pulsation displacement of said artery; a digital processing section 14 which is able to judge the maximum and minimum blood pressure of said patient on the basis of photoelectric volumetric pulse wave signals sent out by said optical range sensor 12; and a display section 38 which is able to display the maximum and minimum blood pressure values judged by said digital data processing section 14.

Abstract: Blood pressure measurement system for accurately measuring an individual's blood pressure is designed to have a characteristic response corresponding to a typical mercury-gravity pressure manometer. The blood pressure measurement system replaces the mercury column of the standard mercury-gravity pressure manometer with electronic components. The electronic blood pressure measurement system utilizes a pressure transducer connected to a standard pressure cuff and appropriate filtering to augment the output of the pressure transducer such that its characteristic response and damping correspond to the mercury in the mercury-gravity pressure manometer. A display can be utilized to graphically or numerically represent the mercury column as well as providing other useful information. The techniques currently employed for measuring blood pressure with a mercury-gravity pressure manometer may be employed when utilizing the electronic blood pressure measurement system.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for calculating blood pressure of an artery having a pulse. The method includes applying a varying pressure to the artery. Pressure waveforms are sensed to produce pressure waveform data. Waveform parameters are derived from the sensed pressure waveform data. Blood pressure is then determined using the derived parameters.

Abstract: A pulse wave propagation time is counted constantly. Not only it is judged whether or not a pulse wave propagation time change .DELTA.T exceeds a pulse wave propagation time change threshold .DELTA.Ts, but also it is judged whether or not cardiovascular dynamic changes .DELTA.HR, r.sub.1, r.sub.2 exceed thresholds thereof .DELTA.HRs, r.sub.1 s, r.sub.2 s, whereby a sudden turn for the worse in the blood pressure fluctuation of a subject is monitored. If any one of the changes exceeds the threshold thereof, a blood pressure measurement using a cuff 2 is made on the subject.

Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus including an inflatable cuff which is adapted to be wound around a body portion of a living subject, an air pump which supplies a pressurized air to the cuff to inflate the cuff and thereby increase an air pressure in the cuff, so that the cuff presses the body portion of the subject, an air tank which is connected to the air pump, an air restrictor which is provided between the air tank and the cuff, a deflation-control valve which is provided between the restrictor and the cuff to control an amount of discharging of the pressurized air from the cuff and thereby control deflation of the cuff, a control device which controls the air pump to supply the pressurized air to the cuff while controlling the deflation-control valve to discharge a controlled amount of the pressurized air therethrough from the cuff, so as to increase the pressure of the cuff linearly at a predetermined first rate, and a measuring device which measures at least one blood pressure value of the subject

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a blood pressure of a living subject, including a blood pressure measuring device which measures a blood pressure value of the subject, a first memory which stores a plurality of blood pressure values measured by the blood pressure measuring device, in an order of measurement of the blood pressure values, a pulse wave detecting device which detects a pulse wave produced from an arterial vessel of the subject in synchronism with heartbeat of the subject while each of the blood pressure values is measured by the blood pressure measuring device, a second memory which stores a waveform of the pulse wave detected by the pulse wave detecting device, in the order, the second memory storing the respective waveforms of the pulse waves each of which is detected by the pulse wave detecting device while a corresponding one of the blood pressure values is measured by the blood pressure measuring device, and an output device which outputs the blood pressure values stored in the first memory, in t

Abstract: An apparatus for successively estimating an intraarterial blood pressure of a living subject, based on information non-invasively obtained from a circulatory organ of the subject, including: a first device for non-invasively obtaining, from the circulatory organ of the subject, first information which relates to velocity of propagation of a pulse wave which propagates through an artery of the subject; a second device for non-invasively obtaining, from the circulatory organ of the subject, at least one of second information which relates to heart rate of the subject and third information which relates to an area defined by a volume pulse wave from a peripheral portion of the subject; and a third device for estimating, according to a predetermined relationship between (A) blood pressure, and (B1) first information and (B2) at least one of (B21) second information and (B22) third information, the intraarterial blood pressure of the subject, based on the first information obtained by the first device and the at l

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating an intraarterial blood pressure of a living subject, based on information of the subject, including: a first device for obtaining first information which relates to velocity of propagation of a pulse wave; a second device for obtaining at least one of second information which relates to heart rate and third information which relates to an area defined by a volume pulse wave; a third device for estimating, according to a predetermined relationship between (A) blood pressure, and (B1) first information and (B2) at least one of (B21) second information and (B22) third information, the blood pressure of the subject, based on the first information and the at least one of the second and the third information, the relationship being defined by a numerical expression including a plurality of coefficients; a fourth device for determining an activity of an autonomic nerve system, based on at least one of fourth information which relates to fluctuations of the blood pressure and fifth informa

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a blood pressure of a living subject, including: a first judging device for judging whether a physical parameter which is obtained from the subject and which changes in relation with the blood pressure of the subject falls within a first reference range; an alarm device which outputs an alarm when the first judging device makes a first negative judgment that the physical parameter does not fall within the first reference range; a second judging device for judging whether the physical parameter falls within a second reference range which is contained in the first reference range; and a blood-pressure measuring device which includes a pressing band adapted to press a portion of the subject, and which automatically measures, using the pressing band, a blood pressure of the subject when the second judging device makes a second negative judgment that the physical parameter does not fall within the second reference range.

Abstract: A blood pressure (BP) monitor apparatus including a BP measuring device which measures a BP value of a living subject by changing a pressing pressure of a cuff, an estimated blood pressure (EBP) determining device which determines an EBP value of the subject, based on each of successive sets of pulse-wave propagation information (PWPI) of the subject, according to a blood pressure-pulse wave propagation information (BP-PWPI) relationship, a preparing device which prepares a plurality of candidates for the BP-PWPI relationship, a calculating device which calculates a plurality of EBP values, based on each of successive sets of PWPI of the subject, according to the plurality of candidates, and thereby providing a plurality of groups of calculated EBP values which correspond to the plurality of candidates, respectively, a starting device which controls the BP measuring device to measure a BP value of the subject, when at least one of respective changes of the plurality of groups of EBP values exceeds a first ref

Abstract: A blood pressure set allow for the reading of blood pressures to determine the medical condition of a patient. However, in certain situations, it is inconvenient or sometimes impossible to read the pressure readings on the gauge. For instance, in a dark hospital room where the patient is sleeping, it is necessary to turn on the light and read the gauge causing inconvenience or in an outside emergency at night, due to poor lighting, the gauge is impossible to read. Here, a blood pressure set is described which allows for easy reading of the gauge in dark conditions.

Abstract: A blood pressure monitor including a cuff, a pressure sensor which detects a pressure in the cuff, a pressure regulating device which increases the pressure of the cuff, a pulse-amplitude determining device for determining an amplitude of each of pulses of a pulse wave which are produced in the cuff and detected by the pressure sensor while the cuff pressure is increased, a candidate determining device for determining, as a diastolic BP candidate, a pressure of the cuff which is detected by the pressure sensor and which corresponds to an amplitude of a first pulse of the pulses determined by the pulse-amplitude determining device, by judging whether the amplitude of the first pulse is not greater than a reference value which is smaller than an amplitude of at least one second pulse of the pulses, by a predetermined proportion of the amplitude of the second pulse, the amplitude of the second pulse being determined by the pulse-amplitude determining device after the amplitude of the first pulse is determined, a

Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating an exercise function of a person who undergoes an exercise load, including a pulse-rate measuring device which successively measures a pulse rate of the person in synchronism with a heartbeat of the person, a blood-pressure measuring device which successively and non-invasively measures a blood pressure of the person in synchronism with the heartbeat of the person, a first calculating device which successively calculates a product of the pulse rate and the blood pressure in synchronism with the heartbeat of the person, a second calculating device which calculates a total energy produced by the person after application of the exercise load to the person is started and before the products successively calculated by the first calculating device increase up to a target value, and a display device which displays an evaluation value of the exercise function of the person based on the total energy calculated by the second calculating device.

Abstract: An oscillometric type electronic sphygmomanometer for determining the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure on the basis of a peak formed by the variance in the pulse wave amplitude, wherein the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure are provisionally determined on the basis of the curve of the varying pulse wave amplitude which forms the first peak, when the provisionally determined diastolic blood pressure is higher than a preset value, the pulse wave amplitude continues to be detected and monitored until the cuff pressure decreases below the provisionally determined diastolic blood pressure by a predetermined pressure, and when the pulse wave amplitude detected while being monitored is equal to or higher than the said maximum pulse wave amplitude value, the pulse wave amplitude continues to be further detected so as for a new maximum pulse wave amplitude to be obtained, thereby determining at least the diastolic blood pressure on the basis of the curve of the varying pulse wave amplitude, which has

Abstract: A cardiovascular system observation method using a computer processor on the basis of pulse wave amplitude data obtained from a patient in a compressed state which changes, said method comprising: process steps for forming measurement patterns expressing the transition of pulse wave amplitude values by smoothing minute fluctuations of said pulse wave amplitude data and normalizing the pulse wave amplitude values and pulse wave intervals of said pulse wave amplitude data; process steps for extracting the features of the measurement patterns; and process steps for judging the pattern shape to judge reference pattern groups to which said measurement pattern belongs by using said features.

Abstract: A hand-held non-invasive blood pressure measurement device allows a varying pressure to be applied to an artery while pressure waveforms are sensed to produce pressure waveform data. Waveform parameters are derived from the sensed pressure waveform data. Blood pressure is then determined using the derived parameters. The user is guided or prompted to apply the varying pressure through audible and visual feedback.

Abstract: A blood-pressure measurement system accurately monitors a living subject's cardiovascular state, even if the living subject's blood pressure changes during a measurement, the living subject exhibits frequent arrhythmias, or motion artifacts are present during the blood-pressure measurement. The blood-pressure measurement system of this invention provides an arrhythmia-pulse correcting circuit that corrects the amplitudes of oscillometric pulses produced by arrhythmias. An oscillometric-systolic-pressure correcting circuit corrects the measured systolic oscillometric blood pressure when a living subject's blood pressure is changing during the oscillometric blood-pressure measurement.

Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating an exercise function of a person who undergoes an exercise load, including a pulse-rate measuring device which successively measures a pulse rate of the person in synchronism with a heartbeat of the person, a blood-pressure measuring device which successively and non-invasively measures a blood pressure of the person in synchronism with the heartbeat of the person, a first calculating device which successively calculates a product of the pulse rate and the blood pressure in synchronism with the heartbeat of the person, a second calculating device which calculates a total energy produced by the person after application of the exercise load to the person is started and before the products successively calculated by the first calculating device increase up to a target value, and a display device which displays an evaluation value of the exercise function of the person based on the total energy calculated by the second calculating device.

Abstract: A system and method for correcting a living subject's measured blood pressure when the living subject's actual blood pressure changes during an oscillometric blood pressure measurement detects oscillometric pressure pulse waves produced by a cardiac muscle of the living subject, measures a blood pressure of the living subject based on the amplitudes of the oscillometric pressure pulse waves, and corrects the measured blood pressure when the living subject's blood pressure changes during the blood pressure measurement. The system and method of this invention preferably determine an estimated blood pressure of the living subject, monitor the estimated blood pressure, and determine that the living subject's blood pressure changed during the blood pressure measurement when the estimated blood pressure changes by a predetermined amount during the blood pressure measurement.

Abstract: An integrated medical diagnostic center configured to provide emergency communications, immediate measurement of various physiological conditions and provision for administration of emergency treatment, the integrated medical diagnostic center comprising a cabinet including a plurality of compartments to house an emergency communications device, a plurality of physiological diagnostic devices, at least one patient support movable between a stored position and an operative position and at least one emergency treatment device.

Abstract: During a noninvasive blood pressure measurement using a cuff 2, a pulse wave propagation time T1 from the appearance of the peak value of an R wave in an electrocardiogram (ECG) waveform to the appearance of the bottom value of a pulse wave is counted, and a blood pressure value BP1 is calculated from a count result T1 and parameters .alpha., .beta. specific to a subject obtained during a pulse wave propagation time calibration. Then, the absolute value of a difference between the blood pressure value BP1 and a blood pressure value NIBP1 obtained by the noninvasive blood pressure measurement using the cuff 2 is calculated, and it is indeed whether or not the calculated absolute value is within a predetermined threshold.sub.-- BP. If the absolute value is judged to exceed the threshold.sub.-- BP, then blood pressure is measured again noninvasively using the cuff 2, and a blood pressure value NIBP1'obtained from such repeated measurement is displayed on a display 22.