Patent ID: 6049731
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A patient monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least electrocardiograms led from an electrocardiogram electrode and blood pressure information output from a non-invasive blood-pressure measuring apparatus, comprising:mode-status judging means for judging that said patient is in the pacing mode;pacing imcompetence judging means for judging whether or not the pacing by a pacemaker is imcompetence, on the basis of said electrocardiogram; andfourth blood-pressure initiate means for initiating the non-invasive blood-pressure measuring apparatus at preset time intervals when said mode-status judging means judges that said patient is in the pacing mode, and for immediately initiating the non-invasive blood-pressure measuring apparatus when said pacing imcompetence judging means judges that the pacing is imcompetence.