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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Jeffrey Smok, Westfield, NJ (US);
Sheela Blaise, Peoria, IL (US);
Sean James Coyle, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Lauren Mayer, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Matt Schurmann, Manchester, NH (US);
Daniel Velez, Staten Island, NY (US);
Bruce Mcnair, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Vikki Hazelwood, Wayne, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Smok, Westfield, NJ (US);
Sheela Blaise, Peoria, IL (US);
Sean James Coyle, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Lauren Mayer, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Matt Schurmann, Manchester, NH (US);
Daniel Velez, Staten Island, NY (US);
Bruce McNair, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Vikki Hazelwood, Wayne, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A apparatus and a method are disclosed for transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel; and determining, by a processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel.