Augmentation-index measuring apparatus
AssigneeColin Medical Technology Corporation
InventorsKiyoyuki Narimatsu, Toshihiko Ogura, Akira Tampo
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Abstract
An augmentation-index measuring apparatus including a cuff which is adapted to be worn on a portion of a living subject to press the portion, an augmentation-index determining device for determining an augmentation index of the subject based on a cuff pulse wave obtained from the cuff, and a preliminary pressing device for preliminarily pressing, before the cuff pulse wave is obtained, for the determination of the augmentation index, from the cuff having a pulse-wave detection pressure, the portion of the subject using the cuff having a pressure higher than the pulse-wave detection pressure.
Claims7
An augmentation-index measuring apparatus comprising:
- a cuff which is adapted to be worn on a portion of a living subject to press said portion;
- an augmentation-index determining means for determining an augmentation index of the subject based on a cuff pulse wave obtained from the cuff;
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- a preliminary pressing means for preliminarily pressing, before the cuff pulse wave is obtained for the determination of the augmentation index, the portion of the subject using the cuff having a pressure higher than the pulse-wave detection pressure of the cuff.
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