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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Nicolas Daniel Marie Foin, Brussels, BE;
Arjen Van Der Horst, Tilburg, NL;
Manfred Mueller, Eindhoven, NL;
Joachim Kahlert, Aachen, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to determining a treatment response index. In order to improve and facilitate hypertension treatment procedures, a device () for determining a treatment response index is provided that comprises a data input (), a data processor () and a data output (). The data input is configured to receive a value () of at least one first measurement of a physiological parameter of a subjects vasculature under a first condition; and to provide a value () of at least one second measurement of the physiological parameter of the vasculature under a second condition. In the second condition, a pre-determined stimulation is provided, and the first condition is non-stimulated or at least differently stimulated. The data processor is configured to generate a treatment response index. In an example, the data output is configured to provide a classification of the subject into one of at least two groups of subjects, based on the treatment response index.