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6503206 |
Apparatus having redundant sensors for continuous monitoring of vital signs and related methods
Apparatus for monitoring one or more vital signs of a subject has a number of sensors. There is at least one redundant sensor. Each sensor originates a signal. A selection system determines...
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6480762 |
Medical apparatus supporting system
A plurality of pieces of medical equipment each of which includes a microcomputer and has a program used to control the microcomputer stored in a reproqrammable storage device such as an EEPROM is...
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6468211 |
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing apparatus and method
A gas analysis apparatus, and a method for calibrating it and for compensating measurement errors, are disclosed. This method and apparatus are particularly suited for use during a cardipulmonary...
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6454718 |
Intra aural integrated vital signs monitor
An intra aural probe for monitoring multiple physiological parameters simultaneously. The probe includes a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor and a light sensor. The probe is dimensioned to fit...
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6443904 |
Determination of stress level of fitness exercise
A heart rate monitor includes a measuring means for measuring the heart rate of a person during a fitness exercise, and a calculation unit for forming the value of one or more stress parameters...
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6440082 |
Method and apparatus for using heart sounds to determine the presence of a pulse
A method and apparatus determines the presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient by evaluating a physiological signal in the patient, preferably for the presence of characteristic heart sounds. The...
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6434411 |
Method for measuring a conductive volume and device for implementing this method
This invention relates to a process for measuring at least one dimension of a conducting volume, in which a measurement sensor ( 10 ) is placed in a cavity existing inside an homogeneous conducting...
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6390977 |
System and methods for measuring oxygenation parameters
Systems are methods described for calculating, in real-time, various oxygenation parameters including total oxygen transport, mixed venous blood oxygen tension and mixed venous blood oxyhemoglobin...
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6385476 |
Method and apparatus for intracardially surveying a condition of a chamber of a heart
A condition, such as an electrical property, of a chamber of a heart is surveyed with a catheter having a condition sensor at its distal tip. A method for surveying the chamber includes the steps...
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6341229 |
Wearable apron for use in egg and other medical tests
Disclosed is a wearable multifunctional examination apron for use in ECG and other medical tests. The apron includes a number of ECG electrodes for performing ECG tests, and a number of microphones...
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6322515 |
Method and apparatus for the non-invasive detection of medical conditions by monitoring peripheral arterial tone
A method and apparatus for non-invasively determining a physiological condition. The method can include steps of monitoring peripheral arterial tone using an external sensor, detecting a change in...
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6315719 |
System for long-term remote medical monitoring
A system for long-term remote medical monitoring is especially suitable for the medical supervision of astronauts onboard a space station. The system includes at least one autonomous sensor unit...
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6306088 |
Ambulatory distributed recorders system for diagnosing medical disorders
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for diagnosing of the medical condition of a fully ambulatory subject who exhibits temporal variations in various physiological parameters as a...
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6266553 |
Spiral scanning computed tomography apparatus, and method for operating same, for cardiac imaging
In a computed tomography apparatus, and a method for operating same, for obtaining cardiac images, a spiral scan of a measurement volume containing a patient's heart is conducted, the production of...
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6241681 |
Methods of measuring cardiac output using a non-invasively estimated intrapulmonary shunt fraction
A method of non-invasively estimating the intrapulmonary shunt in a patient. The method includes non-invasively measuring respiratory flow, respiratory carbon dioxide content, and arterial blood...
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6228033 |
Apparatuses and methods for a noninvasive measurement of physiological parameters
The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for measuring three important physiological systems, circulation, breathing, and body water compartments. More specifically, the present...
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6217523 |
Blood pulse wave detecting apparatus and motion intensity measuring apparatus
An apparatus for detecting pulse waves and motion intensity of a living body in motion is disclosed. The apparatus has photosensors of the photo-coupler type for wavelengths of 660 nm and 940 nm,...
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6215403 |
Wireless monitoring system
In accordance with the present invention, a detection device capable of being coupled to a person for remotely monitoring heart and respiratory functions includes a processor, a photo cell coupled...
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6178343 |
Pulse rate and heart rate coincidence detection for pulse oximetry
A coincidence recognition unit receives a first signal indicative of a pulse rate derived from pulse oximetry and a second signal indicative of a heart rate. A coincidence detection unit generates...
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6174283 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring a system and displaying the status of the system
An apparatus and method for monitoring a system or patient to provide information regarding the status of the system. The apparatus comprises a means of transforming measured values of more than...
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6159155 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring a system
An apparatus and method for monitoring a system or patient to provide information regarding the status of the system. The apparatus comprises a means of transforming measured values of more than...
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6132381 |
Intramyocardial anomalous activity detection by subtracting modeled respiratory effect
A technique of detecting repeating patterns of anomalous intramyocardial Wenckebach electrical activity in a patient is provided. The method of the technique deals with determining the presence or...
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6102868 |
Method and system for measuring the cardiac output of a living being
A system is provided for use in measuring the cardiac output of a living being. The system includes at least one sensor for measuring the lung carbon dioxide elimination rate of the living being...
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6104948 |
Method for visually integrating multiple data acquisition technologies for real time and retrospective analysis
A system for display on a single video display terminal of multiple physiological measurements is provided. A subject is monitored by a plurality of instruments which feed data to a computer...
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6078947 |
Medical installation system
A medical installation system including at least one medical therapy and/or diagnostics apparatus having a controller with a control computer, and further including at least one computer work...
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6049805 |
Dynamic event mechanism for objects with associational relationships
A dynamic or latebound event mechanism provides event mechanism operation according to associational relationships among objects. In addition, objects may be responsive to event notification...
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6048318 |
Vascular impedance measurement instrument
A vascular impedance measurement instrument includes a transducer to obtain a digitized arterial blood pressure waveform. The digitized data is used to determine cardiac output, and to subsequently...
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6047203 |
Physiologic signs feedback system
A non-invasive physiologic signs monitoring device includes a garment with electrocardiogram electrodes and various inductive plethysmographic sensors sewn, embroidered, embedded, or otherwise...
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6042548 |
Virtual neurological monitor and method
The monitor provides a means of registering and(or) predicting changes in brain and central nervous system activity by processing cardiovascular monitoring data and using pattern recognition by...
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6042550 |
Methods of non-invasively estimating intrapulmonary shunt fraction and measuring cardiac output
A method of non-invasively estimating the intrapulmonary shunt in a patient. The method includes non-invasively measuring respiratory flow, respiratory carbon dioxide content, and arterial blood...
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6023662 |
Measurement device, portable electronic instrument, and measurement method
In a measurement device and a measurement method for determining output values by analyzing the frequency of cyclically changing detection data, such as pulse count, the output value indicating a...
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6010845 |
Leukocyte adhesion assay
This invention provides a method of assaying leukocyte binding to vascular tissue which comprises contacting a suspension of a monocyte-like cell line in a suitable medium with a human vascular...
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5971930 |
Method and apparatus for removing artifact from physiological signals
A heart rate value determined from a first physiological signal that is acquired independently from a second physiological signal, is used to control a band pass filter for controllably bandpass...
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5965449 |
Method of assessing risk for cardiovascular disease and other disorders and phytosterol-based compositions useful in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease and other disorders
Methods are provided for determining whether a subject animal has an increased risk of cardiovascular or related disorder. The level of serum campesterol and beta-sitosterol are determined and a...
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5964720 |
Method and system for monitoring the physiological condition of a patient
A system for the monitoring of a patient's physiological condition, including a measuring device for measuring the mechanical activity of a patient's body, including a module for detecting...
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5961448 |
Virtual medical instrument for performing medical diagnostic testing on patients
A virtual medical instrument (VMI) system comprises data storage for storing input diagnostic test protocols for two or more of EEG, EKG, EMG/NCV, PFT, CMG, EP, ENG, visual acuity, visual field,...
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5957855 |
Fetal data processing system and method employing a time-frequency representation of fetal heart rate
A fetal data processing system and method, and a fetal monitor and method for monitoring the condition of a fetus are disclosed. A fetal heart rate time series is received and sampled. A non-linear...
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5947907 |
Failsafe method and apparatus for a modular multi-parameter patient monitor
A failsafe supervisor system for a processing module of a modular multi-parameter patient monitor which detects a module error or malfunction, places such module in a safe state, and alerts the...
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5919141 |
Vital sign remote monitoring device
A device for remote monitoring of hospitalized patient vital signs is incorporated into a portable housing, wearable by an ambulatory patient. Interfaces are provided for external connection of...
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5891042 |
Fitness monitoring device having an electronic pedometer and a wireless heart rate monitor
A fitness monitoring device includes an electronic pedometer which responds to a user's body motion at each step and a wireless heart rate monitor which is wirelessly coupled to the electronic...
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5868135 |
Interactive patient assistance device for storing and dispensing a testing device
A system is provided for interactively assisting a patient. The system includes a speech synthesizer and recognition unit coupled to a programmed computer. The computer can keep track of a...
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5853371 |
System and method for evaluating the degree of arterial elasticity in a living subject
A system and method for evaluating the degree of elasticity of a subject's arteries includes an inflatable cuff that is wrapped around a portion of the living subject. A cuff pressure regulating...
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5803907 |
Peripheral vascular disease testing
The present invention provides an diagnostic apparatus and method for physiologically measuring the biological responses of a selected group of muscles during exercise. Biological responses...
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5797840 |
Apparatus and method for time dependent power spectrum analysis of physiological signals
An apparatus for time dependent power spectrum analysis of a physiological signal modulated by the autonomic nervous system. The apparatus includes a sensor for picking up a physiological signal...
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5790032 |
Method of and apparatus for detecting living bodies
An apparatus detects living bodies, in particular human living bodies, by ectromagnetic signals. The apparatus has a receiver device for electromagnetic signals that includes a device for obtaining...
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5788640 |
System and method for performing fuzzy cluster classification of stress tests
A stress test classifying system and method classify current stress test data using a processor for comparing the current stress test with previous stress test data grouped in fuzzy sets and for...
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5782772 |
Device and method for determination of the individual anaerobic threshold of a living organism
A device for dynamic recording of respiratory, metabolic and/or ventilatory quantities during a process or influence conducive to lactate production, having a data processing facility (18)...
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5776056 |
Health self-checking system using remote controller and television and method thereof
A health self-checking system using a remote controller and a television and a method thereof, capable of easily checking a user's health using a remote controller and a television by checking...
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5776070 |
Pulse rate counter utilizing body movement amptitude detection
A pulse rate counter that can accurately measure pulse rate regardless of whether the user is resting or exercising is disclosed. In the pulse rate counter, a pulse wave component extraction means...
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5771897 |
Method of and apparatus for quantitative evaluation of current changes in a functional state of human organism
A quantitative evaluation of current changes in a functional state of a human organism is performed by evaluation of characteristics of interaction processes of at least two different physiological...
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