Patent ID: 8475385
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of representing or displaying blood pressure of a subject aurally, comprising the steps of receiving an electronic signal representative of a blood pressure measurement, and synthesising a non-vocal audio output from the signal using an electronic signal processor, wherein the audio output is an earcon and both a duration and a pitch of the earcon are dependent on the blood pressure measurement, wherein the pitch of the earcon is dependent on the blood pressure measurement according to a stepped scale, and wherein the duration of the earcon is dependent on the blood pressure measurement according to a stepped scale, and wherein the blood pressure measurement is one of arterial systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure, or one of pulmonary arterial systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure measurements, and the earcon comprises a tone or sequence of tones.