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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus for non-invasively monitoring a health condition. The apparatus for monitoring health according to an example embodiment of the disclosure includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to obtain a first pulse wave signal in a first contact state of an object and a second pulse wave signal in a second contact state of the object; and a processor configured to estimate a degree of vasodilation based on an alternating current (AC) component of each of the first pulse wave signal and the second pulse wave signal, configured to monitor a vascular health condition based on the estimated degree of vasodilation, and configured to output a result of monitoring the vascular health condition.