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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Sprenger, Tigard, OR (US);
Paul J. Gwin, Orangevale, CA (US);
Aaron P. Anderson, Beaverton, OR (US);
Christian Amoah-Kusi, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 7/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/022 (2006.01); A61B 5/0265 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6804 (2013.01); A61B 5/0004 (2013.01); A61B 5/0261 (2013.01); A61B 5/02208 (2013.01); A61B 5/02225 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 7/04 (2013.01); A61B 7/045 (2013.01); A61B 5/0265 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example blood pressure apparatus using active materials and related methods are described herein. An example apparatus includes a band to be worn around a limb of a user, an active material carried by the band and a controller to: (1) apply an activation signal to the active material to constrict blood flow in the limb, and (2) reduce the activation signal to allow blood flow in the limb.