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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110257543 | ARM-FASTENING DEVICE FOR SPHYGMOMANOMETER, PULSE SENSOR, SPHYGMOMANOMETER APPARATUS COMPRISING THE DEVICE AND SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PULSE SENSOR The present invention relates to an arm-fastening device for a pulse diagnosis, a pulse sensor, a pulse diagnosis apparatus comprising the device and sensor, and a method for manufacturing the pulse sensor. Embodiments of the present invention permit the pulse of a pers... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110071884 | Customer Loyalty, Product Demonstration, and Store/Contact Center/Internet Coupling System and Method A system for storing information about searches and inquiries by a customer is provided. The system includes a customer service server that receives information from two or more sources, such as from a retail location sales agent, a website, a call center agent, etc. Th... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20100189209 | Step Rate Optimization Device A step rate optimization device (12). The device includes a timer, a pedometer, an arterial waveform sensor (24), a processor and an indicator (16). The timer is adapted to measure a predetermined period of time and issue a first signal indicative t... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100168592 | APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING PULSE USING ARRAY OF PRESSURE SENSORS Disclosed is an apparatus for analyzing pulse using an array of pressure sensors comprising: an array of pressure sensors that measures the pulse data with a plurality of piezoresistive pressure sensors; a moving part that moves the array of pressure sensors; a controll... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100152586 | Spatial Array of Sensors Mounted on A Tool Systems and methods described herein include an array of sensors positioned on a tool. In one embodiment, among others, a tool includes a handle configured to be manipulated by a user. The tool also includes an end portion arranged in mechanical communication with the h... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100094141 | JUGULAR VENOUS PRESSURE RULER A JVP ruler and a method for its use in measuring a jugular venous pressure in a patient, includes orienting the JVP ruler such that the second arm is collinear with a vertical line originating at a right atrium of the patient and such a the first arm is horizontal and ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100094180 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM VASCULAR DISEASE BY MEANS OF INFRA,-AUDIBLE-AND ULTRASOUND WAVES An apparatus treats patients suffering from vascular disease with infra-, audible- and ultrasound waves. The apparatus includes a treating head for emitting sound waves with frequencies ranging from 1 Hz to 100 kHz and feeding introducing the sound waves through a coupl... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100056934 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PULSE WAVE A pulse wave measuring apparatus disposes a plurality of light emitting elements and a plurality of light receiving elements in a line, measures pulse wave signals at locations where the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements are located, when the puls... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090312647 | Electronic device and pulse rate calculating method In an electronic device, a pulse rate measuring unit measures user's pulse rate. For example, the pulse rate measuring unit obtains a change in blood flow from a light passing through a user's fingertip, and measures user's current pulse rate based on it. A pulse rate m... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090306524 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING THE PASSING OF A PULSE WAVE FROM A SUBJECT'S ARTERIAL SYSTEM In order to provide an easy-to-use technique for measuring blood pressure and/or other vital signs of a subject, a sensor for detecting the passing of a pulse wave from a subject's arterial system is suggested, the sensor being adapted to be located at a sensing positio... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090281435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROBUST HEART RATE SENSING A heart rate sensing system (300) includes a light source (112, 310, 1008, 1110) a light detector (114, 1010, 1112) and a pressure sensor (116, 1012, 1114) held by a compressible comformable resilient pad (110, 1006, 1108) against a we... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090223880 | DIALYSER The invention relates to a dialyser with a measuring unit assigned thereto that transmits data to the dialyser via a wireless link, the measuring unit being able to determine and transmit to the dialyser at least one measurable variable which can also be determined by a... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090171224 | SENSOR WITH INTEGRATED LIVING HINGE AND SPRING Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a sensor assembly. In various embodiments the sensor assembly includes a body having a first segment, a second segment, and a living hinge. The living hinge has a pivot axis and mechanically couples the first seg... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090109042 | SMOKE MONITOR Systems and methods for a smoke monitor are described. In one aspect, a smoke monitor includes a detector to sense when a user lights a smoking device such as a cigarette, pipe, etc. In one implementation, for example, such detection is made by detecting the audible sou... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090078622 | Dialyser The invention relates to a dialyser with a measuring unit assigned thereto that transmits data to said dialyser via a wireless link, the measuring unit being able to determine and transmit to the dialyser at least one measurable variable which can also be determined by ... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090076400 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS The present invention involves method and apparatus for analyzing measured signals that are modeled as containing primary and secondary portions. Coefficients relate the two signals according to a model defined in accordance with the present invention. In one embodiment... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080294058 | Wearable Device, System and Method for Measuring a Pulse While a User is in Motion A system, device and method are provided for monitoring a user's pulse, the system MAIN including a medical center server to provide commands to a wireless mobile pulse monitoring de-vice, the monitoring device including a pulse sensor sub-system including at least two ... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080082010 | Physiological measurement strip with display A physiological measurement strip with a display comprises a strip and an electronic device. A surface of at least one end of the strip has a conductive portion; the conductive portion is connected to the electronic device; the electronic device is installed with a proc... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082011 | Computer Input Apparatus with Health Care Function and Health Care Method A computer input apparatus with health care function and a health care method are disclosed. The computer input apparatus is connected to a computer through a transmission path. The computer input apparatus comprises at least a light emitting element, an optical track d... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080077023 | Method and system for monitoring intracranial pressure Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for monitoring intracranial pressure. Embodiments of the present invention include emitting an electromagnetic wavelength into forehead tissue of a patient and detecting characteristics of the electromag... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20070270702 | Portable electronic device The invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising: an aperture for allowing surrounding optical radiation modulated by a user's tissue to access the portable electronic device; a radiation detector for generating an electrical signal from the surrounding ... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070244399 | Pulse measurement device, method and medium A pulse measurement device for more precisely measuring a pulse, including a sensing unit to sense a photoplethysmography (PPG) signal and an acceleration signal obtained from a user, a pressure control unit to control pressure applied to the sensing unit, and a signal ... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070203417 | SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR PULSE OXIMETRY A signal processing technique for estimating the frequency of a pulsatile signal (including but not limited to pulse oximetry signals) is disclosed. Each of the functions contained within a pre-selected set of functions is compared to the input signal at many different ... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070149871 | PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS DETECTOR DEVICE AND SYSTEM A method, system and device for measurement of a blood constituent level, including a light source, a light detector proximate an organ surface, adjustable gain amplifiers, and a processor/controller connected within a processing unit operative to separate AC and DC sig... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070049813 | Optical sensor for sports equipment The invention provides a method and an apparatus to monitor a person's vital signs such as, for example, heart rate and blood oxygen level, using non-invasive optical sensors. The invention provides an optical sensor for integration to sports equipment, the sensor compr... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070032731 | NON-INVASIVE PULSE RATE DETECTION VIA HEADPHONE MOUNTED ELECTRODES / MONITORING SYSTEM One or more car phone speakers having functionality to detect heart beats proximal a wearer's respective ears generate electronic signals representing the heart beat over a time interval to derive there from a pulse rate. An audio rendering of the derived pulse rate is ... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060270921 | Sine saturation transform A transform for determining a physiological measurement is disclosed. The transform determines a basis function index from a physiological signal obtained through a physiological sensor. A basis function waveform is generated based on basis function index. The basis fun... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060211930 | Separating motion from cardiac signals using second order derivative of the photo-plethysmogram and fast fourier transforms The present invention is directed toward a pulse oximetry system for the determination of a physiological parameter capable of removing motion artifacts from physiological signals comprises a hardware subsystem and a software subsystem. The software subsystem is used in... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060206021 | Plethysmograph pulse recognition processor A time domain rule-based processor provides recognition of individual pulses in a pulse oximeter-derived waveform. ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060195025 | Pulse oximetry data confidence indicator According to some embodiments of the present invention, a display is used to show an indication of the signal's quality. This indication of the signal's quality may be provided in a number of ways, including one or more audio and/or visual alarms. ... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060122519 | Heartbeat measuring device To make it possible to simply and certainly perform a check of a waterproofness of a heartbeat measuring device not only before a product shipment but also at the time when a user uses it. In a heartbeat measuring device having a case and a case back which are made of a... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060079794 | Monitoring device, method and system A monitoring device (20) and method (200) for monitoring the health of a user is disclosed herein. The monitoring device (20) is preferably a glove with an embedded optical sensor (30), a circuitry assembly (35) a display member (40... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060047179 | Stress reducer The present invention combines into a single housing a multiplicity of features that may be used separately or together to facilitate stress reduction in the user. A central computer receives inputs and sends signals to facilitate activation of a visual display as well ... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060041200 | Physiological sensor device A heart rate monitoring system for use in sport and fitness training that includes a sensor belt worn on the waist of the user and a display device worn on the wrist of the user. The sensor belt has a pair of sensors that can be located on opposite sides of the body in ... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050234314 | Apparatus for and method of biotic sleep state determining A biotic sleep state determining apparatus that determines a sleep state of a subject based on a series of pulse interval data that indicate a time interval of one cycle of a pulse wave of the subject, and on body movement data that indicates a body movement of the subj... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050209517 | Signal processing apparatus The present invention involves a method and an apparatus for analyzing measured signals, including the determination of a measurement of correlation in the measured signals during a calculation of a physiological parameter of a monitored patient. Use of this invention i... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050203426 | CONTACT TYPE PULSE MEASUREMENT DEVICE The present invention discloses a contact type of pulse measurement device, which comprises a first active sensor electrode and a second active sensor electrode having corresponding opposite polarities with each other; and the two active sensor electrodes respectively c... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050096517 | Signal processing apparatus and method A method and an apparatus to analyze two measured signals that are modeled as containing desired and undesired portions such as noise, FM and AM modulation. Coefficients relate the two signals according to a model defined in accordance with the present invention. In one... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050085735 | Method and apparatus for estimating a physiological parameter In a physiological monitor, a method and an apparatus for determining a patient's pulse rate using data corresponding to a plurality of wavelengths of electromagnetic energy transmitted through the tissue of the patient. The method includes tracking the pulse rate in th... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050049471 | Pulse oximetry methods and apparatus for use within an auditory canal Methods and apparatus for detecting oxygen saturation levels in blood from within an auditory canal of a living being proximal to a tympanic membrane are disclosed. The auditory canal is lined with tissue and includes a proximal bend and a distal bend located between th... | 03/03/2005 |
