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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Mori, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsui, Kyoto, JP;
FUKUDA DENSHI CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A blood pressure/pulse wave measurement device is provided with: first and second cuffs for pressing parts of the upper and lower limbs of a subject; and first and second tubing connected to the individual first and second cuffs. The blood pressure/pulse wave measurement device is additionally provided with: a first detection unit that is connected to the first cuffs via the first tubing and that detects a first pulse wave propagated through the first tubing; a second detection unit that is connected to the second cuffs via the second tubing and that detects a second pulse wave propagated through the second tubing; and a control unit that calculates the ankle brachial index and pulse wave velocity using the first and second pulse waves. The first detection unit and the control unit are accommodated within a first housing. The second detection unit is accommodated within a second housing.