Device and method for measuring pulse waving speed
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN ยท China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- INST OF MECHANICS - CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
- Publication Date
- 2007-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a method and a device for measuring pulse wave velocity, in particular to a device and a method for measuring the pulse wave velocity of a human body or a mammal. Background technique
[0002] The cyclic contraction and relaxation of the heart causes the blood velocity, flow rate and vibration of the vessel wall in the arterial vessel to propagate along the arterial vessel. The propagation velocity of the pulse wave is directly related to the elasticity of the arterial tube. The greater the hardness of the blood vessel, the greater the pulse wave velocity. Therefore, the degree of elasticity of the arterial vessel can be evaluated by measuring the pulse wave velocity.
[0003] Pulse wave velocity is defined as the ratio of the distance between two measurement points to the pulse wave propagation time. Known device and method for measuring pulse wave transit time, such as the technology disclosed in the Chinese Patent No. CN998...