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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
So Young Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Jong Keun Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Byung Hoon Ko, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyun Seok Moon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Kon Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;
Eui Seok Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeong Eun Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus includes: an ultrasound image acquirer configured to acquire ultrasound images of an object; a pressurizer configured to apply pressure to the object to occlude a blood vessel; and a processor configured to estimate a change in a diameter of the blood vessel using the ultrasound images acquired by the ultrasound image acquirer before and after an occlusion of the blood vessel, and estimate bio-information based on the estimated change in the diameter of the blood vessel.