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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Lea Myyrylainen, Espoo, FI;
Helena Pohjonen, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6843 (2013.01); A61B 5/0055 (2013.01); A61B 5/02427 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0242 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program are provided. The apparatus includes a light source; a light sensor configured to sense light signals emitted by the light source; and an actuator configured to lift a surface of skin tissue in order to create an optical path through the skin tissue from the light source to the light sensor, for transmissive photoplethysmography.