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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Lynn T. Antonelli, Cranston, RI (US);
Candida L. Desjardins, Dartmouth, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lynn T. Antonelli, Cranston, RI (US);
Candida L. Desjardins, Dartmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention as disclosed is a non-contact method and apparatus for continuously monitoring a physiological event in a human or animal, such as blood pressure, which involves utilizing a laser-based interferometer system in combination with a laser tracking system and a signal processor to produce a waveform that is representative of a continuous physiological event such as blood pressure or respiration in a subject.