Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1993-05-03
1995-05-23
Pfaffle, Krista M.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128680, 128694, A61B 502
Patent
active
054172209
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are described for determining characteristics of peripheral arterial volume and compliance. A blood pressure cuff is inflated and deflated around a limb of the body and pressure measurements are taken. The volume of air removed from the cuff is determined in a quantifiable manner, such as by expelling air through an orifice of known characteristics or by means of a volume of know characteristics. The detected pressures and volume of air removed are used to compute oscillation volume, which in turn is used to display arterial capacity and compliance as a function of transmural pressure and time. Arterial capacity may be displayed in terms of arterial radius, arterial cross-sectional area, or arterial volume. Also, systolic and pulse pressures are determined using only these determined values.
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Coletti Paul A.
Critikon Inc.
Pfaffle Krista M.
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