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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jorn Op Den Buijs, Eindhoven, NL;
Maartje Helena Schonenberg, Eindhoven, NL;
Steffen Clarence Pauws, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus for use in monitoring the baroreceptor reflex in a user, the apparatus comprising a processor configured to process a signal output by a first sensor that is attached to or located proximate to a bed to determine when the user moves from a lying position on the bed to a sitting position, and to provide an indication of the baroreceptor reflex of the user by processing the signal to determine the change in the heart rate of the user that occurs as a result of moving from the lying position to the sitting position.