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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Toshio Tsuji, Hiroshima, JP;
Masao Yoshizumi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yukihito Higashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Masashi Kawamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Teiji Ukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Tsuji, Hiroshima, JP;
Masao Yoshizumi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yukihito Higashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Masashi Kawamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Teiji Ukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Nihon Kohden Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function includes: a cuff, to be wound around a part of a body of a subject; a cuff pressure controller, configured to control a pressure of the cuff, and configured to apply continuous pressure stimulation; a cuff pressure detector, configured to detect the pressure of the cuff from output of a pressure sensor connected to the cuff; a pulse wave detector, configured to detect, from the output of the pressure sensor, pulse waves before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is applied; and an analyzer, configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing the pulse waves detected before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is applied.