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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Applicants:
Vivonics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Anna M. Galea, Stow, MA (US);
Jan Stepanek, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Gaurav N. Pradhan, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Assignees:
Vivonics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/0295 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/7257 (2013.01); A61B 5/0295 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for determining the resistance of peripheral vasculature including a sensor configured to generate output signals proportional to the amount of blood in the peripheral vasculature over time, and a computer subsystem configured to determine the resistance of the peripheral vasculature in response to the output signals.