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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1996
Marius O Poliac, St. Paul, MN (US);
Medwave, Inc., Arden Hills, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for determining blood pressure of an artery includes the steps of applying a pressure to the artery, sensing pressure data produced by the artery and deriving parameters from the sensed pressure data. The parameters are utilized for generating a first blood pressure value estimate using a first function of the parameters based upon a first range of pressure values and by generating at least one second blood pressure estimate using at least one second parameter function based upon a second pressure range different from the first pressure range. A blood pressure value is determined based upon the first blood pressure estimate and said at least one second blood pressure estimate.