Remote Blood Pressure Waveform Sensing Method and Apparatus

Abstract

The invention as disclosed is a non-contact method and apparatus for continuously monitoring a physiological event in a human or animal, such as blood pressure, which involves utilizing a laser-based interferometer system in combination with a laser tracking system and a signal processor to produce a waveform that is representative of a continuous physiological event such as blood pressure or respiration in a subject.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 2008
Accession Number
ADD020369

Entities

People

  • Lynn T. Antonelli

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arteries
  • Blood
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Doppler Effect
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Inventions
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Doppler Vibrometers
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Myocardial Ischemia
  • Respiration

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy