Development of optoelectronic monitoring system for ear arterial pressure waveforms

Satoshi Sasayama; Yu Imachi; Tamotsu Yagi; Kou Imachi; Toshirou Ono; Masando Man-i

doi:10.1117/12.167301

1 February 1994 Development of optoelectronic monitoring system for ear arterial pressure waveforms

Satoshi Sasayama, Yu Imachi, Tamotsu Yagi, Kou Imachi, Toshirou Ono, Masando Man-i

Proceedings Volume 2084, Biomedical Optoelectronic Devices and Systems; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167301
Event: Europto Biomedical Optics '93, 1993, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

Invasive intra-arterial blood pressure measurement is the most accurate method but not practical if the subject is in motion. The apparatus developed by Wesseling et al., based on a volume-clamp method of Penaz (Finapres), is able to monitor continuous finger arterial pressure waveforms noninvasively. The limitation of Finapres is the difficulty in measuring the pressure of a subject during work that involves finger or arm action. Because the Finapres detector is attached to subject's finger, the measurements are affected by inertia of blood and hydrostatic effect cause by arm or finger motion. To overcome this problem, the authors made a detector that is attached to subject's ear and developed and optoelectronic monitoring systems for ear arterial pressure waveform (Earpres). An IR LEDs, photodiode, and air cuff comprised the detector. The detector was attached to a subject's ear, and the space adjusted between the air cuff and the rubber plate on which the LED and photodiode were positioned. To evaluate the accuracy of Earpres, the following tests were conducted with participation of 10 healthy male volunteers. The subjects rested for about five minutes, then performed standing and squatting exercises to provide wide ranges of systolic and diastolic arterial pressure. Intra- and inter-individual standard errors were calculated according to the method of van Egmond et al. As a result, average, the averages of intra-individual standard errors for earpres appeared small (3.7 and 2.7 mmHg for systolic and diastolic pressure respectively). The inter-individual standard errors for Earpres were about the same was Finapres for both systolic and diastolic pressure. The results showed the ear monitor was reliable in measuring arterial blood pressure waveforms and might be applicable to various fields such as sports medicine and ergonomics.

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Satoshi Sasayama, Yu Imachi, Tamotsu Yagi, Kou Imachi, Toshirou Ono, and Masando Man-i "Development of optoelectronic monitoring system for ear arterial pressure waveforms", Proc. SPIE 2084, Biomedical Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, (1 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167301

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