Patent ID: 6314058
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A61B,G04G

Abstract:
A health watch for use in monitoring the health state of the user and which includes a plurality of high function integrated circuit (IC) counting elements for display of data, the health watch comprising:a watch case adapted to be worn on the wrist of a user, said watch case having a back face which lies against the user's wrist and a front face provided with a plurality of display windows for display of various data including a cardiac beat rate display window, a blood pressure display window, a cardiac beat wavelength display window and a time display window;each of said plurality of display windows being provided with a respective one of said plurality of IC counting elements;an adjustable watch band for securing said watch case to the wrist of the user, said watch band having a backside facing the wrist of the user;a normally flat rubber tube secured to said backside of said watch band;a first sensor installed on said rubber tube and operative to detect pulse signals and input as electronic signals to respective ones of said IC counting elements for display on said cardiac beat rate display window, said blood pressure display window and said cardiac beat wavelength display window; andsaid first sensor located on said rubber tube a sufficient distance from said watch case to permit normal viewing of said front face without substantial wrist rotation being necessary when said first sensor is positioned over the blood vessel of the wrist.