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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123695 | Method and apparatus for detection of venous pulsation Methods and systems for detecting venous pulsation are provided. In one embodiment, a metric of the pulse shape of one or more plethysmographic signals is derived and the presence of venous pulsation is detected based on the metric of pulse shape. Examples, of metri... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123696 | Physiological coherence in animals A coherence value or category for an animal subject is calculated, and a corresponding coherence indication is provided to a human subject. In one embodiment, the beat-to-beat changes in the animal subject's heart rate is monitored, and used to calculate a coherence... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109882 | System and method for venous pulsation detection using near infrared wavelengths Methods and systems for detecting venous pulsation are provided. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present technique, there is provided a method for detecting venous pulsation, including acquiring a first signal corresponding to absorption at a first... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8092392 | Pulse detection method and apparatus using patient impedance The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating fluctuations in an electrical signal that represents a measurement of the patient's transthoracic impedance. Impedance signal data obtained from the patient is analyzed for a feature indicative... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8012097 | Monitoring device for an interactive game A system and method (1000) for an interactive game is disclosed herein. The system (1000) preferably includes monitoring device (20) monitoring the vital signs of a user, and a computer (1420). The monitoring device (20) is prefera... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007441 | Pulse oximeter with alternate heart-rate determination A pulse oximeter which determines multiple heart rates, and selects between them based on the metrics of only one of the heart rate calculations. A primary heart rate calculation method is selected, and is used unless its metrics indicate questionable accuracy, in w... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002709 | Monitoring device for an interactive game A system and method (1000) for an interactive game is disclosed herein. The system (1000) preferably includes monitoring device (20) monitoring the vital signs of a user, an interface (1115), a game console (1010) and an accessory ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002710 | Monitoring device for an interactive game A system and method (1000) for an interactive game is disclosed herein. The system (1000) preferably includes monitoring device (20) monitoring the vital signs of a user, an interface (1115), a game console (1010) and an accessory ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998079 | Biosensor, sleep information processing method and apparatus, computer program thereof and computer readable storage medium thereof A biosensor senses pulse wave data of a user. The biosensor stores relation information, which indicates a relationship between recommended bedtime data and sleep-affecting activity data. The relationship between the recommended bedtime data and the sleep-affecting ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993276 | Motion cancellation of optical input signals for physiological pulse measurement A pulse rate sensor that includes an accelerometer for measuring periodic motion and a piezo sensor for detecting erratic motion is capable of more accurately determining pulse rate by accounting for these types of motion. The pulse rate sensor in accordance with th... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988638 | Signal conditioning circuit between an optical device and a processing unit The invention concerns a conditioning circuit (10) for an external signal (IN) representative of a physiological quantity, arranged between an optical sensor (11) and a processing unit (12), the received external signal (IN) being broken down in... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988637 | Plethysmograph pulse recognition processor A time domain rule-based processor provides recognition of individual pulses in a pulse oximeter-derived waveform. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7922665 | System and method for pulse rate calculation using a scheme for alternate weighting Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for analyzing pulse data. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a signal containing data representing a plurality of pulses, the signal generated in response to detecting light scattered from blood ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922666 | Pulse oximeter based techniques for controlling anesthesia levels and ventilation levels in subjects Medical devices and techniques derive breath rate, breath distention, and pulse distention measurements of a subject from a pulse oximeter system coupled to the subject. These parameters together with the conventional physiologic parameters obtained from a pulse oxi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896811 | Portable device having biosignal-measuring instrument A portable device having a biosignal measuring instrument includes: at least one first electrocardiogram signal sensor portion on a first surface of the portable device that contacts a first hand of a user, to measure a first electrocardiogram signal of the user; at... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892178 | Monitoring device for an interactive game A system and method (1000) for an interactive game is disclosed herein. The system (1000) preferably includes monitoring device (20) monitoring the vital signs of a user, an interface (1115), a game console (1010) and an accessory ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887492 | 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 an article (25), an optical sensor (30), a circuitry assembly (35) a display member ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846106 | Atrial fibrillation detection using SPO2 The method and system includes detecting atrial fibrillation in a patient by monitoring the blood oxygen saturation level over a period of time. The method and system produces a plethysmographic waveform from the monitored blood oxygen saturation level and analyzes ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7824340 | Pulsimeter sensor using magnetic thin films The present invention relates to a noninvasive medical pulsimeter sensor using magnetic thin films. By forming a pulse-sensing part array with magnetic sensors such as GMR devices, MTJ devices and the likes, over the skin-contacting part which consists of a magnetic... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819811 | Detecting medical conditions with noninvasive body probes A method and apparatus for improving the diagnostic performance of a probe system (30) for detecting a medical condition in a patient by sensing volume changes in a monitored body part due to pulsatile arterial blood flow in the body part, characterized in ca... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7803122 | Device for determining the transition between systole and diastole Determining the transition between systole and diastole is important for pulse contour-analytical determination of hemodynamic, first of all cardiac output. During the temporal progression of arterial pressure P(t) on which pulse contour analysis is based, the trans... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794406 | Detection of cardiac arrhythmias using a photoplethysmograph A method for diagnosis includes receiving from a sensor coupled to a body of a patient a photoplethysmograph signal, which is indicative of blood flow in the body. The photoplethysmograph signal is processed so as to identify at least one irregularity in a heart rhy... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7771364 | Method and system for cardiovascular system diagnosis The present invention is directed to a method and system for monitoring function and/or diagnosing dysfunction of the cardiovascular system of a human subject. The method comprise measuring pulse wave signals of the subject during rapid excitation of the cardiovascu... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7740589 | Method and apparatus for training adjustment in sports, in particular in running sports A method and apparatus are used for training adjustment in sports, particularly in running sports, in which light is radiated into the body tissue of a test person by at least one light source, the light intensity reflected in the body tissue is measured via at leas... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7727158 | Pulse wave data analyzing method, system, and program product There is provided a pulse wave data analyzing method for extracting vital information out of pulse wave data concerning a living body. The method comprises a noise removal step of: detecting bottom values and peak values along a time axis in a time-series manner out... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713212 | Method and system for consciously synchronizing the breathing cycle with the natural heart rate cycle The present invention provides a biofeedback system and method for the purpose of allowing a human subject to consciously synchronize one's rhythm of breathing with one's natural heart rhythm for purposes of maximizing coherence of one's heart rate variability patte... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7691068 | System and method for passive monitoring of blood pressure and pulse rate System and method that can monitor pulse rate and passively produce a blood pressure measurement and automatically log the data for the user. Additionally, coupling to the Internet or Information Systems expands the options for the early detection of diseases, based... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7666145 | Pulse wave transmission detection system Provided is a pulse wave propagation detection system including an electrocardiographic signal detection unit, and an eyeground image detection unit for detecting an eyeground image in synchronization with an electrocardiographic signal detected through the detectio... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7608046 | 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 ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608045 | Method for noninvasive continuous determination of physiologic characteristics The invention comprises methods for noninvasively monitoring physiological characteristics of a patient's blood. Determinations of blood constituent concentrations may be made by comparing absorbance of radiation at varying parameters, such as path length and blood ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604603 | Method and system for extracting cardiac parameters from plethysmographic signals A method and system for extracting cardiac parameters from a plethysmographic signal is described wherein the plethysmographic signal is passed through a first filter to remove non-cardiac components of the signal. A second filter averages a plurality of cardiac cyc... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7594893 | Method and apparatus for calculating blood pressure with signal transformation A method and an apparatus for calculating blood pressure with signal transformation are provided, wherein said apparatus comprises: a pressure sensor, a pressure and pulse wave amplification circuit, an A/D converter, a microprocessor, a control circuit, an air pump... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7572229 | Probe for use in measuring a biological signal and biological signal measuring system incorporating the probe A probe for use in photoplethysmographic (PPG) measurement includes a light source unit including a light source that contacts a predetermined site of an object and emits light onto the predetermined site, a photodetector unit positioned facing the light source unit... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566309 | Blood water content detection device and hemodialysis timing determination device A blood water content detection device includes a pulse wave detection section which noninvasively detects a peripheral pulse wave, and an index extraction section which extracts an index which changes depending on a blood water content from the detected pulse wave.... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7547284 | Bilateral differential pulse method for measuring brain activity A method of measuring human brain activity includes the steps of simultaneously measuring pulses at two locations on a human subject that each receives blood from a different carotid artery that feeds a respective one of left and right hemispheres of the brain of th... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7534212 | Pulse oximeter with alternate heart-rate determination A pulse oximeter which determines multiple heart rates, and selects between them based on the metrics of only one of the heart rate calculations. A primary heart rate calculation method is selected, and is used unless its metrics indicate questionable accuracy, in w... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7481772 | Vital signs monitor used for conditioning a patient's response The invention provides a method for monitoring a patient, comprising the following steps: 1) outfitting the patient with a ambulatory blood pressure monitor that features an optical system for measuring blood pressure without using a cuff, and a wireless system conf... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7470235 | Pulse wave detecting device and method therefor A pulse wave measuring apparatus can determine an optimum combination of a pair of light-emitting element and light-receiving element out of plural light-emitting elements and plural light-receiving elements on a real time basis according to a difference of signal i... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7465274 | Diagnostic apparatus for analyzing arterial pulse waves A pulse waveform of a living body is detected and is analyzed using peak point data or timing data to perform a diagnosis of a condition of the body. ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442169 | Methods of distinguishing between vasoconstriction and vasodilation as a cause of hypotension The present invention relates to the use of the arterial pressure waveform recorded invasively or non-invasively, to distinguish between compensatory vasoconstriction with low cardiac output on the one hand from vasodilation from more severe organ damage on the othe... | 10/28/2008 |
