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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2016
Applicants:

Thomas J. Sullivan, San Jose, CA (US);

Ravi K. Narasimhan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Rui Qiao, Cupertino, CA (US);

Derek Park-shing Young, Fremont, CA (US);

Robert K. Montgomery, Ii, Cupertino, CA (US);

Mohsen Mollazadeh, Cupertino, CA (US);

Zijing Zeng, San Jose, CA (US);

Vasco D. Polyzoev, Cupertino, CA (US);

Richard C. Kimoto, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas J. Sullivan, San Jose, CA (US);

Ravi K. Narasimhan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Rui Qiao, Cupertino, CA (US);

Derek Park-Shing Young, Fremont, CA (US);

Robert K. Montgomery, II, Cupertino, CA (US);

Mohsen Mollazadeh, Cupertino, CA (US);

Zijing Zeng, San Jose, CA (US);

Vasco D. Polyzoev, Cupertino, CA (US);

Richard C. Kimoto, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/022 (2006.01); A61B 5/0225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6824 (2013.01); A61B 5/02141 (2013.01); A61B 5/02225 (2013.01); A61B 5/02233 (2013.01); A61B 5/02255 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 5/7225 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relate s to blood pressure monitoring. In some embodiments, methods and devices for measuring a mean arterial pressure and/or for monitoring blood pressure changes of a user are provided. Blood pressure measured by one or more pressure sensors may be adjusted using one or more correction factors. The use of the one or more correction factors disclosed herein may allow for more compact, convenient, and/or accurate wearable blood pressure measurement devices and methods. In particular, wrist-worn devices may be provided which are less bulky than current devices and may facilitate more frequent and accurate blood pressure monitoring.


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