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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Pierre Hermanus Woerlee, Valkenswaard, NL;
Paul Aelen, Eindhoven, NL;
Maarten Petrus Joseph Kuenen, Veldhoven, NL;
Nicolaas Lambert, Waalre, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
There is provided a blood pressure monitor for use in measuring the blood pressure of a subject, the blood pressure monitor comprising a cuff that is configured to be placed around a body part of the subject and inflated to apply pressure to the body part; a pressure sensor that is configured to provide measurements of the pressure in the cuff; a plethysmography sensor comprising a coil having one or more windings that is configured to provide an output signal indicating the volume of the body part of the subject and/or changes in the volume of the body part; and a processing unit that is configured to determine the blood pressure of the subject from the measurements of the pressure in the cuff and the measurements of the volume of the body part and/or the changes in the volume of the body part. A corresponding method claim is also provided.