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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6159156 | Pressure sensor for use in an artery Device for introduction into a human or animal body, especially into an artery, specifically to be positioned in an aneurysmal sac in an artery between the wall of the artery and the wall of an endoprosthesis, comprising at least a pressure sensor and a t... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6159147 | Personal computer card for collection of real-time biological data A real-time biological data processing PC card is lightweight, cost effective, and portable. The real-time biological data processing PC card is capable of converting a host personal computer system into a powerful diagnostic instrument. Each real-time bi... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6159155 | Apparatus and method for monitoring a system An apparatus and method for monitoring a system or patient to provide information regarding the status of the system. The apparatus comprises a means of transforming measured values of more than one parameter of the system using a function dependent on at... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6135966 | Method and apparatus for non-invasive diagnosis of cardiovascular and related disorders Apparatus and method for non-invasive diagnosis of cardiovascular and related disorders. The system establishes a correspondence between the dynamics of the wave contour of the arterial pressure pulse and the associated disease states. The system comprise... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132380 | Method and apparatus for measuring perfusion of biological tissue by blood Perfusion measurement method. The method includes detecting a signal emanating from the tissue and processing the signal to detect fluctuations substantially spatially correlated on a length scale less than 1 centimeter. The fluctuations are then analyzed... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129674 | Method for determining the degree of occulsion and elasticity in blood vessels and other conduits The invention provides a method for determining the degree of partial occlusion of a conduit, comprising the steps of: a) producing a graphical plot of fluid pressure versus fluid flow rate through said conduit; b) determining the value of one or more of the f... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126595 | Device for diagnosing physiological state and device for controlling the same 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 ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6117087 | Method and apparatus for noninvasive assessment of a subject's cardiovascular system A method and apparatus for deriving a physiological description and clinically-useful data reboarding the cardiovascular system of an individual subject. The method includes obtaining a measurement sample associated with cardiovascular flow and utilizing ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113539 | Physical monitoring system for feedlot animals The health and welfare of feedlot animals are observed with a monitoring system that is simple to implement and easily expandable depending on the feedlot operator's need. The monitoring system uses a sleeve that is removably attached to an appendage of t... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102868 | Method and system for measuring the cardiac output of a living being A system is provided for use in measuring the cardiac output of a living being. The system includes at least one sensor for measuring the lung carbon dioxide elimination rate of the living being and a processor for predicting the cardiac ouput level of th... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099469 | Reflex algorithm for early and cost effective diagnosis of myocardial infractions suitable for automated diagnostic platforms A reflex algorithm for assessing cardiac patients, which does not require human decision-making in selecting assays to be performed. Performance of further biochemical marker tests on a patient is dependent upon the outcome of previously conducted tests. ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6095984 | Arrhythmia detecting apparatus The arrhythmia detecting apparatus of the present invention is provided with a pulse wave detecting means which non-invasively detects the pulse waveform, and an arrhythmia detecting means which detects arrhythmia by monitoring changes in the pulse wavefo... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6090047 | Assessing cardiac contractility and cardiovascular interaction A novel method for estimating the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR) is presented. The method provides for accurate estimation of the ESPVR from a single beat of the cardiac cycle. The method is based on normalized human time varying elasta... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6081735 | Signal processing apparatus The present invention involves method and apparatus for analyzing two 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... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6067462 | 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 in... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6061590 | Method and apparatus for predicting intradialytic morbid events through the monitoring of a central blood volume A method and apparatus for identifying a central blood volume and monitoring changes in the central blood volume during hemodialysis to assist in predicting an onset of intradialytic morbid events. A method of determining a central blood volume mean trans... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6048318 | Vascular impedance measurement instrument A vascular impedance measurement instrument includes a transducer to obtain a digitized arterial blood pressure waveform. The digitized data is used to determine cardiac output, and to subsequently obtain measurements of impedance parameters using the mod... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045509 | Apparatus and method for measuring an induced perturbation to determine a physiological parameter A monitor for determining a patient's physiological parameter includes a calibration device configured to provide a calibration signal representative of the patient's physiological parameter. An exciter is positioned over a blood vessel of the patient for... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6047203 | Physiologic signs feedback system A non-invasive physiologic signs monitoring device includes a garment with electrocardiogram electrodes and various inductive plethysmographic sensors sewn, embroidered, embedded, or otherwise attached to the garment with an adhesive. The garment is in th... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042550 | Methods of non-invasively estimating intrapulmonary shunt fraction and measuring cardiac output A method of non-invasively estimating the intrapulmonary shunt in a patient. The method includes non-invasively measuring respiratory flow, respiratory carbon dioxide content, and arterial blood oxygen content. A re-breathing process is employed to facili... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6036651 | Blood pressure estimating apparatus and method An apparatus for 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 obtaining first information which relates to velocity of p... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6027454 | Ophthalmodynamometer Ophthalmodynamometer (1) with a contact body for applying pressure to an eye (4) to be examined and for increasing the internal ocular pressure, in which the contact body is formed by fundus contact glass (2) which is used to observe the entire ocular fun... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026335 | Heart rate monitor with age-dependent target-zone feedback Improved methodology and apparatus for heart rate-related exercise through: (1) entering and storing and of user's age, as well as computing and storing of Maximal Heart Rate (MHR), (2) usage of programmable heart-rate target zone for benefit-specific tra... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6019729 | Sensor mechanism-equipped catheter A sensor mechanism-equipped catheter is easy to produce, suitable for a diameter reduction, and achieves a high sensing precision. In a catheter, a sensor assembly has a pressure-receiving piston, a pressure-transmitting silicon gel or oil and a pressure ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017313 | Apparatus and method for blood pressure pulse waveform contour analysis Methods and apparatus for processing an arterial blood pressure waveform to extract clinically useful information on the state of the cardiovascular system are disclosed herein. In order to obtain the parameters of the modified Windkessel model, the diast... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015386 | System including an implantable device and methods of use for determining blood pressure and other blood parameters of a living being A system for monitoring blood pressure within a blood vessel of a living being. The system includes an implantable sensor unit and an associated externally located energy application transceiver. The sensor unit is in the form of a housing including a mov... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6010845 | Leukocyte adhesion assay This invention provides a method of assaying leukocyte binding to vascular tissue which comprises contacting a suspension of a monocyte-like cell line in a suitable medium with a human vascular tissue sample at a temperature of at least 10° C., and quant... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6007491 | Cardiac output monitor using fuzzy logic blood pressure analysis A method of monitoring cardiac output. The method uses a blood pressure waveform as input. The waveform is digitized and various blood pressure features are extracted. The features are used as inputs to a fuzzy logic model, where each input is fuzzified b... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004274 | Method and apparatus for continuous non-invasive monitoring of blood pressure parameters Continuous, non-invasive method and apparatus for measuring blood pressure parameters and the like are disclosed. One disclosed apparatus includes an earpiece for sealing an individual's ear canal so that arterial blood pressure changes adjacent the seale... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6002952 | 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 in... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5993396 | Method and apparatus for determining a minimum wait time between blood pressure determinations An automated non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitor having a stat mode of operation wherein several cycles of blood pressure measurement are undertaken in rapid succession by inflating a cuff on an appendage of the patient in order to quickly provide ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5976083 | Portable aerobic fitness monitor for walking and running A personal fitness monitoring device and a method for assessing the fitness of an individual as the individual exercises includes using a pedometer to determine and output data representing the locomotion of the individual. A heart rate monitor determines... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5965449 | Method of assessing risk for cardiovascular disease and other disorders and phytosterol-based compositions useful in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease and other disorders Methods are provided for determining whether a subject animal has an increased risk of cardiovascular or related disorder. The level of serum campesterol and beta-sitosterol are determined and a campesterol/beta-sitosterol ratio obtained. The ratio determ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5957866 | Apparatus and methods for analyzing body sounds Apparatus for assisting an operator to diagnose physical conditions in a patient by collecting and analyzing cyclical body sounds such as heart beat, peripheral vessel sounds, or breath sounds. Several cycles of data are collected and digitized. Each cycl... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957861 | Impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate An impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate. Preferred embodiment includes edema monitor and trigger to initiate diagnostic reporting or corrective action when activated. Recording of Long Term Average and Short Term A... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5919147 | Method and apparatus for measuring the vascular diameter of a vessel A device for measuring the intravascular diameter of an anatomical duct has a sheath encasing a catheter. One end of the catheter within the sheath has a sensor with a portion being biased radially outwardly relative to the sheath. Graduated visual indici... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5904654 | Exciter-detector unit for measuring physiological parameters An exciter-detector unit is disclosed which includes an exciter and a detector mounted on a common support for inducing perturbations into the body and detecting the perturbations after they travel a distance through the body in order to detect a hemopara... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5876347 | Method for vascular impedance measurement A vascular impedance measurement instrument includes a transducer to obtain a digitized arterial blood pressure waveform. The digitized data is used to determine cardiac output, and to subsequently obtain measurements of impedance parameters using the mod... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5868677 | Bioinstrumentation device for measuring a biological parameter A bioinstrumentation device utilizes an optical fiber for measuring biological parameters such as heart rate and breathing rate of a human subject. The device utilizes an optical fiber as a sensing element for sensing minute load variations resulting from... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5833618 | Apparatus and method for measuring an induced perturbation to determine a physiological parameter A monitor for determining a patient's physiological parameter includes a calibration device configured to provide a calibration signal representative of the patient's physiological parameter. An exciter is positioned over a blood vessel of the patient for... | 11/10/1998 |
