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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
G Kent Archibald, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Timothy G Curran, Ramsey, MN (US);
Orland H Danielson, Roseville, MN (US);
Marius O Poliac, St. Paul, MN (US);
Roger C Thede, Afton, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medwave, Inc., Arden Hills, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128672 ; 128687 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a method for locating a sensor over an underlying artery having a blood pulse. The sensor is positioned at a plurality of locations above a known approximate location of the artery while applying a constant hold down pressure to the artery. The sensor is finally positioned at the location which exhibits the largest maximum pressure ampltiude.