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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Miyuki Kono, Kokubunji, JP;
Takashi Azuma, Kodaira, JP;
Shin-ichiro Umemura, Sendai, JP;
Hiroki Tanaka, Musashino, JP;
Inventors:
Miyuki Kono, Kokubunji, JP;
Takashi Azuma, Kodaira, JP;
Shin-ichiro Umemura, Sendai, JP;
Hiroki Tanaka, Musashino, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Means for measuring and evaluating a dynamic property of a blood flow in a superficial blood vessel of a living body are constructed. A physical stimulus is given to the blood flow, and an ultrasonic response from the blood flow to the physical stimulus is measured and evaluated, which allows the blood property to be evaluated noninvasively and dynamically. Therefore, a medical check and a lifestyle-related diseases prevention effect are promising.