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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1996
Filed:
May. 17, 1994
Masashi Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Osamu Shirasaki, Amagasaki, JP;
Shinsaku Yanagi, Tokuya, JP;
Yoshinori Miyawaki, Otsu, JP;
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A measuring device to measure vascular function of an artery includes a cuff that is attachable to a specified part of a body to constrict the artery, a pulse wave amplitude calculating device that calculates an amplitude of a pulse wave that is synchronous with a heartbeat and is based on a change in a volume of the artery, and an inference device that infers a pressure-to-volume characteristic for the artery based on the amplitude of the pulse wave and a corresponding pressure. A blood pressure meter incorporating the measuring device uses a measure of the vascular function to determine a degree of sclerosis in the artery.