Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
600502000 | Pulse indicator | 26 |
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 pulse sensors adapted to accurately measure a pulse while a user is mobile. | 11-27-2008 |
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, the present invention involves utilizing a transformation which evaluates a plurality of possible signal coefficients in order to find appropriate coefficients. Alternatively, the present invention involves using statistical functions or Fourier transform and windowing techniques to determine the coefficients relating to two measured signals. Use of this invention is described in particular detail with respect to blood oximetry measurements. | 03-19-2009 |
20090281435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROBUST HEART RATE SENSING - A heart rate sensing system ( | 11-12-2009 |
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 pulse wave measuring apparatus is worn on a wrist of the person to be examined, and determines an optimal pulse wave signal among the plurality of measured pulse wave signals to measure pulse waves. An optimal pulse wave can be detected from an optimal pulse wave signal that is detected by a combination of the light emitting element and the light receiving element that are adjacent to a blood vessel of a person to be examined. | 03-04-2010 |
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 controller that controls the moving part, so that the array of pressure sensors can be positioned at the pulse diagnosis site, and analyzes the pulse data measured by the array of pressure sensors; and a display that displays the pulse profile analyzed by the controller. Since both the applied pressure and the pulse pressure can be measured simultaneously using the piezoresistive pressure sensors, various pulse diagnosis techniques can be applied and since pulse length, pulse thickness, etc. can be displayed in four dimensions, softness or roughness of the pulse and other pulse information can be conveyed visually. | 07-01-2010 |
20100249619 | PHYSICAL FITNESS LEVEL DETERMINING APPARATUS, METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - An apparatus for determining physical fitness levels, includes: a pulse measuring unit which measures a pulse rate of a user at rest; a measurement processor which acquires a pulse rate ratio of the pulse rate relative to a maximum pulse rate which is determined by an actual age of the user, estimates an oxygen uptake ratio on the basis of the pulse rate ratio and the actual age, and calculates a maximum oxygen uptake from an oxygen uptake at rest by using the oxygen uptake ratio; a conversion table which associates a maximum oxygen uptake with a physical fitness level; and a determiner which determines the physical fitness level in accordance with the calculated maximum oxygen uptake and the conversion table. | 09-30-2010 |
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 person to be examined to be correctly measured in the state in which the person to be examined is a comfortable one when the pulse of the person to be examined is being measured. | 10-20-2011 |
20120289842 | NOVELTY GENDER PREDICTOR APPARATUS - A portable and compact gender predictor apparatus intended as a novelty device comprised of a heart beat monitor, an indicator for gender, and a sensor, which predicts the gender of an unborn baby based on the heart beat rate of an unborn baby. In the preferred embodiment, the sensor detects the heart beat rate of an unborn baby when placed on the abdomen of a pregnant mother, and the heart beat monitor displays the heart beat of the unborn baby. When the heart beat rate of the unborn baby is 140 BPMs or higher, an indicator for the female gender is activated, and when the heart beat rate of the unborn baby is less than 140 BPMs, an indicator for the male gender is activated. | 11-15-2012 |
20130109982 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20130123650 | HEALTH MONITORING DEVICES - An electronic device which includes a detector, a counter and a processor. The detector is configured to detect a plurality of pulse signals and the counter is connected to the detector and configured to count the plurality of pulse signals. The processor is configured to receive the count from the counter and use the count to determine a heart rate, characterized in that the processor generates and send out an activation signal if the determined heart rate reaches or goes lower than a threshold of 60 beats per minute. | 05-16-2013 |
20130237866 | HEMOSTASIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - The apparatus and method for hemostasis that informs the provider as to whether the appropriate magnitude of pressure is being applied to a puncture site on a patient. A visual pulse indicator can visually convey whether or not there is proper blood flow at the puncture site based on the pulsing motion encountered by the visual pulse indicator on the puncture site. The visual pulse indicator can potentially factor in a variety of different input parameters in displaying information that is useful to providers. | 09-12-2013 |
20140073974 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION USING AN AUTOCORRELATION SEQUENCE AND A VARIABLE THRESHOLD - A physiological monitoring system may process a physiological signal such a photoplethysmograph signal from a subject. The system may determine physiological information, such as a physiological rate, from the physiological signal. The system may use search techniques and qualification techniques to determine one or more initialization parameters. The initialization parameters may be used to calculate and qualify a physiological rate. The system may use signal conditioning to reduce noise in the physiological signal and to improve the determination of physiological information. The system may use qualification techniques to confirm determined physiological parameters. The system may also use autocorrelation techniques, cross-correlation techniques, fast start techniques, and/or reference waveforms when processing the physiological signal. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073975 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION BASED ON THRESHOLD CROSSINGS OF AN AUTOCORRELATION SEQUENCE - A physiological monitoring system may process a physiological signal such a photoplethysmograph signal from a subject. The system may determine physiological information, such as a physiological rate, from the physiological signal. The system may use search techniques and qualification techniques to determine one or more initialization parameters. The initialization parameters may be used to calculate and qualify a physiological rate. The system may use signal conditioning to reduce noise in the physiological signal and to improve the determination of physiological information. The system may use qualification techniques to confirm determined physiological parameters. The system may also use autocorrelation techniques, cross-correlation techniques, fast start techniques, and/or reference waveforms when processing the physiological signal. | 03-13-2014 |
20140081161 | PULSE DATA DETECTING APPARATUS, PULSE DATA DETECTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PULSE DATA DETECTION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - A pulse data detecting apparatus, pulse data detecting method, and pulse data detection program are provided capable of suppressing an influence of the condition of the body surface to be measured and obtaining an appropriate measurement result under a wide range of conditions. In the present invention, a blood-flow-suppressing-projection protrusion-control mechanism section causes a blood-flow-suppressing projection to protrude to press or compress the body surface to suppress a blood flow on a downstream side, thereby increasing a blood pressure of a measurement region at the time of measurement. A light-receiving element receives reflected light of light applied from a light-emitting element to a skin surface, and outputs an electrical signal. Increasing the blood pressure of the measurement region enables to obtain an output signal at a sufficient output level from the light-receiving element. A CPU calculates a pulse rate based on the output signal from the light-receiving element. | 03-20-2014 |
20140128755 | Pulse Detecting Device and Method - The present invention includes a system and method for detecting a pulse. The system includes a sound sensor unit device having a self-adhesive material and a sensor body with a sound chamber, a power source, a MEMS microphone and a transmitting device. The sensor unit wirelessly sends a first signal to a remote unit adapted to receive the first signal. The remote unit includes a housing having a receiver, an audio/visual interface unit whereby the audio visual interface unit processes the first signal and translates the first signal into output formats to an audible signal and to a visual display signal, and a power source in electrical communication with the receiver and the audio visual interface unit | 05-08-2014 |
20140135635 | BED LOAD CELL BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for determining a physiological signal of a person supported by a person support apparatus using signals from force transducers is described herein. Force transducers communicate with a controller to transmit signals indicative of weight acting on them. The controller determines blood volume pulse information from the signals received from the force transducers. Heart rate and respiratory rate information is derived from the blood volume pulse information. | 05-15-2014 |
20140194756 | BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISTURBANCE DEGREE CALCULATING DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISTURBANCE DEGREE CALCULATING SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISTURBANCE DEGREE CALCULATING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a biological rhythm disturbance degree calculating device, including a physiological index time series data acquiring unit which acquires time series data of a physiological index calculated from a biomedical signal of a subject, a calculation period deciding unit which decides a calculation period which is a time length corresponding to substantially a half of a cycle with which daily-life physiological index time series data calculated from the biomedical signal measured in daily life fluctuates, a calculating unit which calculates, during the calculation period, a phase shift amount between inspected physiological index time series data calculated from the biomedical signal measured during an inspection and the daily-life physiological index time series data, and a disturbance degree deciding unit which decides a disturbance degree of a biological rhythm during the inspection of the subject based on the phase shift amount. | 07-10-2014 |
20140276148 | NEWBORN HEART RATE MONITOR - A newborn heart rate monitor is disclosed comprising a sensor integrated into a clamp configured to clamp onto the umbilical cord of a newborn infant. The sensor is configured to detect radial pulsation of the umbilical cord and produce a corresponding electrical signal which can be processed by a processor to calculate the heartbeat of the newborn infant. The heartbeat can be displayed visually or audibly or both. A second reference sensor can be included to detect environmental noise and the processor can be configured to use the detected environmental noise to filter noise from the detected heartbeat. Additional filtering, processing, and alert algorithms can be included for processing and analyzing the detected heartbeat data. | 09-18-2014 |
20150126881 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PATIENT TERMINAL, SERVER, AND REMOTE REHABILITATION METHOD - A biological information measurement device includes: a rehabilitation information reception section that receives rehabilitation information that includes information about a pulse rate range applied to a patient; a pulse rate range setting section that sets the pulse rate range based on the rehabilitation information; a display section that displays at least the pulse rate range; a pulse rate measurement section that measures a pulse rate of the patient; a storage section that stores pulse measurement information that includes the pulse rate measured by the pulse rate measurement section, and a measurement time at which the pulse rate was measured; and a pulse measurement information transmission section that transmits the pulse measurement information. | 05-07-2015 |
20220133159 | Non-Invasive, Continuous, Accurate and Cuff-Less Measurement of Blood Pressure and Other Cardiovascular Variables by Pulse Wave Acquisition and Analysis Using Non-Invasive Sensors - A method for noninvasively measuring hemodynamic variables of a person includes physically configuring a sensor to measure the pulse of a person. The sensor generates a pulse waveform indicative of the pulse of the person. A processor obtains the pulse waveform from the sensor and the processor determines a reflection coefficient and reflection delay between an incident and a reflected wave, from which the processor determines the hemodynamic variables of the person from the reflection coefficient and the reflection delay. | 05-05-2022 |
600503000 | Entire testing assembly supported on wrist | 6 |
20090270744 | ADAPTIVE WATCH - A watch or other type of portable electronic console that employs a number of different functions in order to improve its usability. The watch may, for example, allow a user to connect the watch to one or more remote electronic devices, such as an electronic performance sensor or MP3 player. The watch then displays information related to the connected electronic devices. Still further, the watch may allow a user to control the operation of one or more connected remote electronic devices. Thus, if the watch is connected to a remote speed/distance monitor employing a calibration variable, then the watch may allow the user to adjust the calibration variable. The watch also provides a multi-tiered menu for accessing its various functions. Each operational mode in the first tier relates to a broad category of different functions of the watch, and contains one or more operational submodes in a second tier. The submodes in the second tier are for performing specific functions related to the generic category of functions identified by the first-tier operational mode. Still further, the watch allows a user to conveniently select how the information provided by the watch is displayed. Moreover, the watch includes a power save function that reduces the power consumption of the watch when it is not in use. | 10-29-2009 |
20090312655 | Electrostatic discharge protection for analog component of wrist-worn device - A heart rate monitor with analog and digital input mechanisms is provided with electro static discharge (ESD) protection which protects electrical components within the monitor. The heart rate monitor input mechanisms may include externally exposed sensors comprised of a conducting material, such as metal. The sensors may include push buttons, a dial, and one or more sensors for retrieving a heart rate signal, such as a case back for the monitor device. Internal circuitry such as an integrated circuit (IC) performs operations to provide time, a heart rate, and other information through a display. The ESD protection prevents any voltage discharge accumulating on the externally exposed sensors from reaching the one or more ICs and interrupting or negatively affecting performance of the monitor. | 12-17-2009 |
20100087744 | Pulse rate monitor and process for detecting an allergen - A wearable pulse rate and rhythm monitoring device that monitors a person's pulse for variables such as pulse rate, pulse rhythm, pulse amplitude and blood pressure versus time when a person is exposed to one or more potential allergens. The person will select a potential allergen, such as corn, from a list stored in the device when the person will be exposed to that particular potential allergen. Selecting a potential allergen will start the device to monitor the pulse for gathering the data and storing the data in the memory for a pre-selected period of time. The stored data is then downloaded into a program that will plot the pulse rate versus real time so that an allergen can be identified. By monitoring the various changes to a person's pulse versus real time instead of taking an average, even slight allergens can be identified. | 04-08-2010 |
20140276149 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A biological information detection apparatus includes a detection unit which has a light receiving unit receiving light from a subject, a light transmitting member which is provided on a housing surface side in contact with the subject of the biological information detection apparatus, transmits light from the subject, and has a convex portion in contact with the subject to give a pressing force to the subject when measuring biological information of the subject, and a pressing force suppression unit which is disposed in periphery of the convex portion above the housing surface and suppresses the pressing force given to the subject by the convex portion. | 09-18-2014 |
20150289773 | HYPOTHENAR SENSOR - A device having an arterial pulse sensor that is adhered to the hypothenar region of a palm using an adhesive patch. The patch has an adhesive surface that is covered by a removable film with an outer portion and a central portion. Also disclosed is a method of detecting an arterial pulse by providing an arterial pulse sensor, placing the sensor on the hypothenar region of the palm of a hand, and receiving an arterial pulse signal from the sensor. | 10-15-2015 |
20160051203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PULSE DIAGNOSIS - A process is described for diagnosing mammalian patients, including human patients, based on the spatial and temporal profile of the radial arterial pulse. Pulse patterns are measured, and the patterns and matching diagnoses added to an analytic module including a database system. | 02-25-2016 |