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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:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas Ying-ching Lo, Fremont, CA (US);
Tolentino Escorcio, Dublin, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Ying-Ching Lo, Fremont, CA (US);
Tolentino Escorcio, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Salutron, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 814 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides an ultrasonic monitor for measuring pulse rate values in a living subject, including a module with at least one source of ultrasonic energy, a gel pad comprised of a polymer and from about 50 to about 95% by weight of an ultrasound conductive diluent, wherein the gel pad is positioned in direct contact between the module and the living subject; an ultrasonic energy detector and associated hardware and software for detecting, calculating and displaying a readout of the measured rate values.