Patent ID: 11957504
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device, comprising:
an emitter configured to emit a signal toward a blood vessel of a patient, the signal comprising electromagnetic waves or mechanical waves;
a detector configured to receive a reflection of the signal from the blood vessel or blood flowing through the blood vessel; and
a processor configured to:
determine a metric by analyzing the reflection;
determine, by analyzing an electrocardiogram (ECG) of the patient and the metric, whether the patient has pulseless electrical activity (PEA);
output an indication of whether the patient has PEA;
determine, by analyzing the reflection, a geometry of the blood vessel;
determine a severity score indicating a severity of a condition of the patient by analyzing the geometry of the blood vessel and a velocity of the blood flowing through the blood vessel; and
output the severity score.