Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for estimating blood pressure
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Application No.: US16589260Application Date: 2019-10-01
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Publication No.: US11432775B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Dae Geun Jang , Peyman Yousefian , Jin-Oh Hann , Ui Kun Kwon , Youn Ho Kim , Sungtae Shin
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. , UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si; US MD College Park
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si; US MD College Park
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2018-0167746 20181221
- Main IPC: A61B5/021
- IPC: A61B5/021 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/11
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating blood pressure includes: a ballistocardiogram (BCG) sensor configured to measure a limb BCG signal from a user; and a processor configured to obtain blood pressure-related features from the measured limb BCG signal, according to sensing characteristics of the BCG sensor, and estimate a blood pressure of the user based on the obtained blood pressure-related features.
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