The invention disclosed herein relates to improvements in the collection personal health data. It further relates to a Personal Health Monitor (PHM), which may be a Personal Hand Held Monitor (PHHM), that incorporates a Signal Acquisition Device (SAD) and a processor with its attendant screen and other peripherals. The SAD is adapted to acquire signals which can be used to derive one or more measurements of parameters related to the health of a user. The computing and other facilities of the PHM with which the SAD is integrated are adapted to control and analyse signals received from the SAD. The personal health data collected by the SAD may include data related to one or more of blood pressure, pulse rate, blood oxygen level (SpO.sub.2), body temperature, respiration rate, ECG, cardiac output, heart function timing, arterial stiffness, tissue stiffness, hydration, blood viscosity, blood pressure variability, the concentration of constituents of the blood such as glucose or alcohol and the identity of the user.

A blood pressure monitor cuff is formed by stacking an outer circumferential layer arranged on a side opposite to that of a measurement site and a fluid bladder arranged on the measurement site side. The outer circumferential layer and the fluid bladder are formed of an elastomer material. Two edge portions in a lengthwise direction of the outer circumferential layer protrude in a thickness direction toward the measurement site. The fluid bladder includes a base layer that opposes the outer circumferential layer and a top layer overlapping with the base layer, and the edge portions of the base layer and the top layer are welded together forming a bladder shape. Additional sheets are welded in the thickness direction to the welded edge portions of the top layer and the base layer. The fluid bladder is arranged between the two edge portions of the outer circumferential layer in the width direction.

A system for monitoring a patient includes an inflatable cuff configured to at least partially occlude an artery of the patient, and a sensor configured to determine a first parameter associated with the at least partially occluded artery and to generate an output signal indicative of the first parameter. The system also includes a processor configured to receive the output signal and information indicative of an occlusion efficiency of the cuff. The processor is configured to determine a hemodynamic parameter of the patient based on the output signal and the information.

The present disclosure provides a tourniquet, including a surrounding device, a measuring portion, and an elastic band portion connected in series, wherein the measuring portion defines an accommodating space for placing an air bag device with an elastic air bag. A radial resonant ring formed by connecting the measuring portion and the elastic band portion in series can reduce the influence of non-radial vibration, so as to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of the radial resonance of the tourniquet of the present disclosure.

System for determining real-world effectiveness of various prescribed medications. Here a variety of different types of patient pulse wave measurements (e.g. blood pressure, pulse oximeter, ECG) and other physiological measurements are obtained. This actual data is compared to calculated measurements that would be expected based on the various patient baseline measurements in the absence of medication, schedule of medications, and impact of medications the various patient baseline measurements. If the actual data meets expectations, then the medication is likely acting as anticipated. Depending on which types of data do not meet expectations, problems with one or more previously described medications may be reported. Other types of patient physiological readings, such as temperature, motion, lung function, brain wave function (EEG) and the like may also be obtained, and these additional types of readings can be used to extend the range of different types of drugs/medications that the system can successfully monitor.

An electronic device receives a first input, where an air pump inflates and pressurizes an airbag. The electronic device obtains a pressure value of the airbag in a process of controlling the air pump to inflate and pressurize the airbag. The electronic device obtains a first pressure signal, where the first pressure signal is a signal indicating that the pressure value of the airbag changes with time in a process in which the air pump starts to inflate and pressurize the airbag until the pressure value of the airbag is equal to a preset pressure value. The electronic device determines, based on the first pressure signal, tightness of wearing a wristband by a user. The electronic device corrects, based on the tightness, a blood pressure measurement value determined based on a second pressure signal, to determine a blood pressure value of the user.

The invention provides a body-worn system that continuously measures pulse oximetry and blood pressure, along with motion, posture, and activity level, from an ambulatory patient. The system features an oximetry probe that comfortably clips to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. Analog versions of these signals pass through a low-profile cable to a wrist-worn transceiver that encloses a processing unit. Also within the wrist-worn transceiver is an accelerometer, a wireless system that sends information through a network to a remote receiver, e.g. a computer located in a central nursing station.

An electronic device includes a pressing component and a pressure sensor. The pressing component is disposed on a wearing structure of the electronic device. The pressing component includes an electromagnetic driving member and a pressure bearing member. The pressure sensor is disposed on the pressure bearing member, and the pressure sensor is located on a surface that is of the wearing structure and that faces a measurement body part of a user. The pressure bearing member is configured to be driven by the electromagnetic driving member to press the pressure sensor on the measurement body part, and the pressure sensor is configured to obtain a pulse wave signal of the measurement body part.

An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. The apparatus may include a pulse wave sensor configured to measure from an object, a plurality of pulse wave signals having different wavelengths, a force sensor configured to measure a contact force applied by the object to the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to extract, from the plurality of pulse wave signals, at least one similarity feature indicating a similarity between the plurality of pulse wave signals, and estimate the blood pressure based on the similarity and the contact force that is measured at a point in time at which the at least one similarity feature is extracted.

The present invention provides a system for measurement of blood pressure by detecting the Korotkoff sound. The system comprises an arm band placed on the brachial artery of the user and pressure is applied to the artery by inflating the cuff through an inflation pump provided in a measurement unit, thereby forcing the artery to close. Further, the pressure is reduced by opening at least one valve and by reducing the pressure the Korotkoff sounds are detected using the ausculatory blood pressure monitoring component placed in pneumatic pathway of cuff. The acoustic sound is detected in the audible range of 20 Hz to 10 KHz and also ultrasonic range between 60 KHz to 80 Khz. In this range the signal to noise ratio is maximal. The method for detecting the blood pressure through the present system enhances acoustic signal detection that improves blood pressure measurement accuracy.