18685691. APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING USING ULTRASOUND AND METHODS THEREOF (THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY)

APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING USING ULTRASOUND AND METHODS THEREOF

Organization Name

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Inventor(s)

Laeben C. Lester of Baltimore MD US

Brian Peter Bush of Baltimore MD US

APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING USING ULTRASOUND AND METHODS THEREOF

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18685691 titled 'APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING USING ULTRASOUND AND METHODS THEREOF

Original Abstract Submitted

Several methods of automatically measuring blood pressure are disclosed, which may include applying a sphygmometer cuff coupled to a transducer or detector capable of detecting an imaging signal to an extremity of a patient. The detector may include an ultrasonic or photoacoustic means of determining blood pressure. A device for automatically measuring blood pressure utilizing several methods and having a variety of configurations for obtaining blood pressure data from a patient is also disclosed.