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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172761 | Monitoring device with an accelerometer, method and system A monitoring device for monitoring the vital signs of a user is disclosed herein. The monitoring device is preferably comprises an article, an optical sensor, an accelerometer and processor. The optical sensor preferably comprises a photodetector and a plurality of ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8092393 | Monitoring device with an accelerometer, method and system A monitoring device for monitoring the vital signs of a user is disclosed herein. The monitoring device is preferably comprises an article, an optical sensor, an accelerometer and processor. The optical sensor preferably comprises a photodetector and a plurality of ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7641617 | Wrist blood pressure gauge A convenient, inexpensive wrist blood pressure gauge whereby a cuff can easily be adjusted to the height of the heart merely by adding a simple structure. A lenticular sheet (display body (14)) whose visible image varies according to an angle in relation to a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7372778 | Pulsometer worn on wrist and associated control method The invention proposes a pulsometer (10) comprising a case (14) which contains an electronic optical pulse measuring device (18) and an electronic circuit, a tightening wristband (16) which holds the back cover of the case (14) pre... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341561 | Wrist-worn high-accuracy pulsation measuring apparatus A wrist-worn apparatus capable of sensing pulsation of blood in the blood tubes of a user's wrist with high accuracy. The apparatus comprises a body of the apparatus, a band to be used to wear the body of the apparatus on the user's wrist, and a fluid-containing pul... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333914 | Two-way motion sensor meter for measuring arm exercise A two-way motion sensor meter for measuring arm exercise. The meter is mounted on a wrist band adapted to be affixed to a user's wrist. The meter includes numeric display means driven by an electronic or mechanical system. The electronic or mechanical system include... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314450 | Wearable heartbeat measuring device, system and method The wearable heartbeat measuring device is accomplished by wearing a wrist-watch-like heart monitor device on the wrist. The heart monitor is worn on the top of the wrist with a strap around the wrist. The strap has an inflexible extending portion that extends from ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7232413 | Pulse wave measuring apparatus A pulse wave measuring apparatus is disclosed, in which a sensor unit can be fixed easily under an appropriate pressure at an appropriate position on a living organism. With the living organism fixed by a living organism fixing device, a pressure sensitive portion a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229416 | Exercise expenditure monitor device and method An exercise expenditure monitor device and method for monitoring a user's caloric expenditure at exercise, the exercise expenditure monitor device including a heartbeat sensing device for detecting heart rate of the user, a reference storage unit for storing a stand... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226418 | Automatic blood pressure measuring instrument and method thereof An automatic blood pressure measuring instrument for measuring and displaying a blood pressure of a subject in a non-invasive manner includes a pressure sensor for obtaining a pulse wave signal from a wrist of the subject, a pulse wave signal processing section for ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222624 | Dual sensor oxygen therapy device Methods and apparatus for supplying respiratory oxygen to a patient where the oxygen flow is monitored so as to be control and conserve in response to the patient's pulse rate and blood hemoglobin saturation. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217244 | Pressure pulse wave sensor and pressure-pulse-wave analyzing apparatus A pressure pulse wave sensor for being worn on a surface of a body of a living subject so as to detect a pressure pulse wave from the subject, the sensor including a plurality of elongate flexible piezoelectric sheets each of which is formed of a piezoelectric resin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214193 | Method and measuring device for determining blood pressure The invention is directed to a method and a device for determining the blood pressure, in which a pressure sensor is applied to an individual's limb to detect the blood pressure prevailing in said limb. According to the present invention, the orientation of the limb... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195597 | Pulse wave measuring apparatus Provided is a pulse wave measuring apparatus preventing breakage of a pressure sensing surface in the non-measurement stage. The pulse wave measuring apparatus includes: a housing and a pressure sensing section, wherein an opening is formed at the bottom surface of ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179228 | Cuffless system for measuring blood pressure The invention provides a device that measures a patient's blood pressure without using an inflatable cuff. The device includes an optical module featuring an optical source and a first optical sensor that generates a first set of information; a flexible, thin-film p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179230 | Pulsimeter and measuring system comprising the same A measuring system includes a measuring apparatus (2) for obtaining pulse data and identification data related to the pulse data, and a central controlling apparatus (1, 3) for receiving the pulse data and the identification data from the measuring app... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171259 | Method and device for measuring heart rate, and method for manufacturing the device A heart rate measuring device is attached around a user's hand, the device having an inner surface, which is in contact with the skin on the hand to which it is attached, and an outer surface, which is other than the inner surface. The inner surface of the measuring... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144375 | Pulsimeter, control method for pulsimeter, wristwatch information device, control program, and recording medium A frequency analyzer carries out a frequency analysis on a pulse wave signal output from a pulse wave detector. A candidate extractor extracts candidate spectrum peaks from a frequency analysis result of the frequency analyzer. A phase variation calculator calculate... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137954 | Disposable non-invasive blood pressure sensor A sensor interface assembly is used with a blood pressure measurement device to determine blood pressure of an underlying artery. The sensor interface assembly includes a base unit, a sensing unit and means for detachably connecting the sensing unit to the base unit... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128715 | Pressure-pulse-wave detecting probe of manually-operable type A pressure-pulse-wave detecting probe for detecting a pressure pulse wave generated by an artery of a living subject, including: (a) a sensor portion which has at least one pressure detecting element and a press surface that is to be positioned manually by an operat... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128714 | Non-contact waveform monitor A non-contact method and apparatus for continuously monitoring a physiological event in a human or animal, such as blood pressure, which involves utilizing a laser-based interferometer system to produce a waveform that is representative of continuous blood pressure ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112174 | Pulse wave detection device and method of detecting pulse wave, wherein pulse wave is detected with selection of pressure sensor for pulse wave detection from plurality of pressure sensors A sensor array having a plurality of pressure sensors arranged on a measurement surface, a pressurization portion for pressing the sensor array laid across an artery of a living body, a sensor signal selection portion for selecting a pressure signal among pressure s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101338 | Sphygmomanometer with three-dimensional positioning function The present invention discloses a sphygmomanometer having 3D positioning function, which comprises a microprocessor chip which is coupled individually to a microprocessor chip which is coupled individually to a pressure sensor, an alarm unit, a storing unit, a 3D ac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099237 | Time keeping system and watch The present invention concerns the field of watches and time pieces. There is disclosed a mechanism for a watch (10) configured so that heartbeats act as the trigger that initiates updating of a second unit display. There is also described a mechanism for a w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099715 | Distributed cardiac activity monitoring with selective filtering System and techniques for distributed monitoring of cardiac activity include selective T wave filtering. In general, in one implementation, a distributed cardiac activity monitoring system includes a monitoring apparatus, with a selectively activated T wave filter, ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087025 | Blood pressure determination based on delay times between points on a heartbeat pulse Blood pressure determination with resolution sufficient to resolve Pulsus Paradoxus is based on measurement of delay time between points on a heartbeat pulse. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083573 | Cuff of wrist-mount blood pressure monitor A cuff of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor includes an inflatable bag to which a predetermined quantity of fluid is supplied in order to press predetermined artery of a wrist, and a fixing member for mounting the inflatable bag on the wrist. The fixing member ha... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7022084 | Heart-sound detecting apparatus and heart-sound detecting method An apparatus for detecting a heart sound of a living subject, including a pressure-pulse-wave sensor which is adapted to be worn on a body portion of the subject that is distant from a chest of the subject, detects a pressure pulse wave produced by an artery of the ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020508 | Apparatus for detecting human physiological and contextual information A detecting apparatus includes a housing support section(s), a housing removably attached thereto, one or more sensors and a processor. An alternate apparatus measures heat flux and includes a known resistivity base member, a processing unit and two temperature meas... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018338 | Method and device for pulse rate detection Portable pulse rate detecting device for contact with human body tissue, including a light-emitting source for emitting radiant energy directed at through human body tissue; at least first and second light detectors for detecting intensity of radiant energy after pr... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004907 | Blood-pressure monitoring device featuring a calibration-based analysis A monitoring device (10), method and system are disclosed herein. The monitoring device (10) utilizes a vital sign monitor (16) to determine a plurality of vital signs of the user. The vital sign monitor (16) preferably comprises a light ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996427 | Pulse oximetry data confidence indicator A data confidence indicator includes a plurality of physiological data and a plurality of signal quality measures derived from a physiological sensor output, and a plurality of comparator outputs each responsive to one of the measures and a corresponding one of a pl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6982930 | Wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses A wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses having a watch housing on whose surface a liquid crystal display (LCD) is disposed. A voltage sensor is positioned within the watch housing for detecting the voltage frequency change during the blood circulation... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6950695 | Watch-typed heartbeat sensing device A watch-typed heartbeat sensing device includes a casing which defines a hollow space for the mounting of a circuit board provided with a plurality of contacts and a control circuit. The casing has two ends, a first end being mounted with a first pair of conductors ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947781 | Vibratory venous and arterial oximetry sensor A method and an apparatus for distinguishing concentrations of blood constituents among distinct vascular components in situ. The method has steps of inducing periodic vibration, characterized by a frequency, in a limb of a person in such as manner as to selectively... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926682 | Resuscitation device A resuscitation device for automatic compression of victim's chest using a compression belt which exerts force evenly over the entire thoracic cavity. The belt is constricted and relaxed through a motorized spool assembly which repeatedly tightens the belt and relax... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918879 | Method and device for monitoring blood pressure A device for continuously monitoring a user's arterial blood pressure has a sensor adapted to continuously detect the blood pressure and to generate signals representative thereof by contact with an external surface of the user's body at a location adjacent an arter... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916289 | Pressure applicator devices particularly useful for non-invasive detection of medical conditions A probe for application to a body part particularly a finger of a patent to detect a change in the physical condition of the patient includes a housing defining a compartment closed at one end and open at the opposite end for receiving the distal end of the patient'... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6893402 | Method and measuring device for determining blood pressure The invention is directed to a method and a device for determining the blood pressure, in which a pressure sensor is applied to an individual's limb to detect the blood pressure prevailing in said limb. According to the present invention, the orientation of the limb... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887205 | Pulse detecting device and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus There is provided a pulse detecting device which resists fluctuations in the quality by locating an ultrasound transmitting piezoelectric element and an ultrasound receiving piezoelectric element with high precision. In the pulse detecting device, a detection sensit... | 05/03/2005 |
