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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Matthew John Banet, Del Mar, CA (US);
Brett George Morris, San Diego, CA (US);
Henk Visser, San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew John Banet, Del Mar, CA (US);
Brett George Morris, San Diego, CA (US);
Henk Visser, San Diego, CA (US);
Triage Wireless, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a system for measuring blood pressure from a patient that includes: 1) an optical module configured to be worn on the patient's ear and comprising at least one optical source and a photodetector; 2) a calibration source configured to make a blood pressure measurement; and, 3) a processing module configured to: i) receive a first signal from the optical module; ii) receive a second signal from the calibration source; iii) process the first and second signals to generate a calibration table; and iv) receive a third signal from the optical module and compare it to the calibration table to determine the patient's blood pressure.