BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND PULSE WAVE DETECTING DEVICE

Title:

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND PULSE WAVE DETECTING DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2000/049943

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A blood pressure measuring device (10) comprising an artery pressing unit for locally pressing any artery in limbs and fingers with an arbitrary variable pressure, a pulsation sensor (22) for detecting pulsation in a position where the artery pressing unit is on an artery or in its periphery position, a mount mechanism (26) for positioning the artery pressing unit and the pulsation sensor (22), a blood pressure determining unit for determining maximal and minimal blood pressures based on detection signals from the pulsation sensor (22) generated according to various pressing forces applied by the artery pressing unit, guide units (34) for guiding the pulsation sensor (22) onto an artery by being provided on the opposite sides of the pulsation sensor (22) and positioned on the opposite sides of the artery, and a periphery-side pressing unit for pressing the artery at a portion on the periphery side of the pulsation sensor (22). The blood pressure measuring device (10) is least likely to give an uncomfortable or disorder feeling to a person examined for a blood pressure.

Inventors:

AMANO KAZUHIKO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2000/000997

Publication Date:

August 31, 2000

Filing Date:

February 22, 2000

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
AMANO KAZUHIKO (JP)

International Classes:

A61B5/021; A61B5/0225; (IPC1-7): A61B5/0225

Foreign References:

JPH08332171A	1996-12-17
JPH01265941A	1989-10-24
JPH08187229A	1996-07-23
JPH10295657A	1998-11-10
JPH10314132A	1998-12-02
JPH05300885A	1993-11-16

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