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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4355644 | Heart rate bio-feedback system A heart rate bio-feedback system having a heart rate display means by which a patient recognizes his heart rate data that are obtained from the pulse or the heart beat signal detected from the patient, characterized in that the heart rate display means co... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4353152 | Pulse rate monitor A pulse rate monitor for use while exercising. A clothespin type finger clip remote from the counting and display unit grips the user's finger in a predictable, mechanically stable manner. A light emitting diode, strobed to reduce battery drain, transmits... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4343315 | Method of and apparatus for measuring the physical condition of a person The invention relates to an apparatus for testing the physical condition of a person and a method for using the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a portable heart monitor for attachment to a person and a plurality of circular paths positioned for sequent... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4306567 | Detection and monitoring device One or more physiological rhythmic functions can be monitored by detecting pressure waves within a predetermined, relatively narrow, frequency band associated with each of said functions, generating a corresponding signal representative of said pressure w... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4301808 | Pulse rate monitor An improved pulse rate monitoring system for detecting and displaying the heart beat of a subject while exercising or performing other activities. The subject invention comprises a pair of infrared emitters adapted to be positioned on either side of a thi... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4281663 | Physical fitness indicator A device for indicating the reaction of pulse rate to exercise. In preferred forms, the device measures the pulse rate at rest (R1), the elevated pulse rate (R2) resulting from the performance of a specified amount of work, and the r... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4278095 | Exercise monitor system and method The invention encourages optimal exercise, particularly of the aerobic type, for cardiovascular fitness. The user powers an exerciser, such as a treadmill, simulated cycling or rowing, and the like, and a monitor displays the users speed and distance acco... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4262674 | Sphygmomanometer with an arrhythmia detecting mechanism A sphygmomanometer having a built-in arrhythmia detecting mechanism, wherein the blood pressure measuring portion contains a pulsation detector, which receives pulse sounds including Korotkoff sounds for electrically converting the pulse sounds into wave ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4260951 | Measurement system having pole zero cancellation A pulse IR reflectance plethysmograph system for heart rate measurement and display in a digital watch or as a medical instrument having a novel direct coupled pole zero cancellation circuit that compensates undesirable shaping effects on the heart blood ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4245648 | Method and apparatus for measuring blood pressure and pulse rate The system of the present invention includes a sensor head which is coupled to an exteriorized artery. The sensor head includes electromechanical transducers at first and second locations which convert each periodic arterial pulse pressure wave passing th... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4232682 | Physiological parameter measuring system A system for measuring physiological parameters such as temperature, pulse rate, and respiration rate employs specialized algorithms in combination with a digital processor to provide accurate measurements in a short period of time which are then displaye... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4204545 | Limb blood flowmeter A human limb to be examined is pressurized on the side of the heart to occlude the venous return alone for the measurement of admittance of the limb, and the measured initial admittance is retained and compared with subsequently measured admittance to det... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4202349 | Radiopaque vessel markers A radiopaque blood vessel marker is provided for attachment to the side wall portions of a blood vessel during, for example, a coronary by-pass operation. The markers in the preferred embodiment are flattened, oval-shaped radiopaque discs which are attach... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4201222 | Method and apparatus for in vivo measurement of blood gas partial pressures, blood pressure and blood pulse An optical catheter including an absorption chamber and distensible semipermeable diaphragm are disclosed for the simultaneous measurement of blood gases, blood pressure and pulse rate.... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4195642 | Wearable heart rate monitor A wearable heart rate monitor includes a wrist cuff or strap suitable for being placed about the wrist of a person, a display housing mounted on the wrist cuff, a pressure transducer element also mounted on the wrist cuff at a position to cover the radial... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4181134 | Cardiotachometer A cardiotachometer includes features which reliably filter out interfering background signals and provide for relatively low power consumption. A differential amplifier is connected to a three electrode input so as to effectively reduce common mode errors... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4166454 | Cardiac monitor A cardiac monitor generates infrared light which is directed at the skin of an individual to be monitored. The light reflected from the skin is detected and automatically controlled. The pulsatile flow of blood in the underlying vascular network modulates... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4164937 | Equipment for detecting, monitoring, measuring, displaying and recording pulse and heartbeat An inexpensive, compact and portable instrument using two photoelectric cells in a sensitive Wheatstone bridge, an operational amplifier and ambient light sources and arranged to easily engage the finger or other parts of the human body at frequent interv... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4125111 | Heartbeat data acquisition conversion and display system Heartbeat data is measured and converted into a series of electrical output pulses, the frequency of which is related to the heartbeat pulse rate. The output pulses trigger "on" and "off" a timing device, and the average time of a heartbeat cycle is then ... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4121574 | Method and apparatus for measuring and recording vital signs of a patient A method and apparatus for measuring and displaying the vital signs of a patient wearing an alpha-numeric identification bracelet, including a temperature sensing probe for making body contact with the patient, a portable, data-gathering acquisition unit ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4116228 | Respiration data acquisition, conversion and display system Respiration data is measured and converted into a series of electrical output pulses, the frequency of which is related to the respiration rate. The output pulses trigger "on" and "off" a timing device, and the average time of a respiration cycle is then ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4112491 | Direct readout real time physiological parameter analog computer A medical electronic diagnostic device particularly suitable for determining and displaying segmental pulsatile flow of a patient. Means are provided for stabilization of a calibrated segmental volume time curve relative to a baseline, so as to eliminate ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4090504 | Portable temperature and pulse monitor A medical diagnostic and monitoring apparatus for electronically measuring a patient's internal body temperature and pulse frequency. An electrothermic transducer and an electroacoustic transducer are placed within a yieldable mounting pad attached to a f... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4074710 | Intrathoracic pressure biofeedback method The pulse of a patient suffering from an obstructive lung ailment or problem such as emphysema, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, asthma or the like may be monitored so as to obtain a signal varying in accordance with the peak values of successive pulse... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4068654 | Blood pressure measuring apparatus and method An instrument for measuring blood pressure by sensing the Korotkoff sounds which prevail only between the systolic and the diastolic points. The instrument used is essentially a hand held device which is held in direct contact with the skin over an artery... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4066066 | Electronic pulse feeling device for practice of diagnosis in oriental medicine Electronic pulse feeling device for assisting the medical practitioner in making a diagnosis in oriental medicine by visually depicting wave forms of various different human vascular pulses. The waveforms which are produced may then be interpreted by a me... | 01/03/1978 |
| 3985121 | Heart detective The heart detective described is a portable device for detecting and indicating when heart sounds emanating directly from a physical area under auscultation are representative of a heart disorder. The device detects the audio sounds emanating from the cla... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3978848 | Monitoring apparatus and method for blood pressure and heart rate A combination blood pressure and heart rate monitor is disclosed of the type utilizing a pressure cuff coupled to a patient's artery. Acoustic means is provided and adapted to be placed in a transducing relationship to the artery for providing a sound sig... | 09/07/1976 |
