Patent SG-11201805728V-A (SG)
Title: Ultrasound devices for estimating blood pressure and other cardiovascular properties
Inventor: BAEK DAVID BOETTCHER
IPC: A61B8/08
Filed: 2016-12-09
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization IIIM1111101110101011111 HO 11111 01110111001111011111011111110111100# International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... ...r .....1 WO 2017/139015 A3 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: Keith; 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California A61B 8/08 (2006.01) A61B 8/04 (2006.01) 92121-1714 (US). A61B 8/00 (2006.01) (74) Agents: SAMPSON, Roger S. et al.; Weaver Austin Vil- (21) International Application Number: leneuve & Sampson LLP, P. 0. Box 70250, Oakland, Cali- PCT/US2016/065926 fornia 94612-0250 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 9 December 2016 (09.12.2016) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (25) Filing Language: English BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (26) Publication Language: English DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (30) Priority Data: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 62/294,876 12 February 2016 (12.02.2016) US MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, 15/186,225 17 June 2016 (17.06.2016) US NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (71) Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED [US/US]; RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, ATTN: International IP Administration, 5775 Morehouse TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). ZA, ZM, ZW. (72) Inventors: BAEK, David Boettcher; 5775 Morehouse (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, SCHNEIDER, Philip John; 5775 Morehouse Drive, San GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). LADING, Lars; 5775 TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, ABDEL-MALEK, Aiman; 5775 Morehouse Drive, San DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). SCHNEIDER, John LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: ULTRASOUND DEVICES FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR PROPER- - TIES 6 650 (57) : An ultrasound cardiovascular measuring device may include 632 an ultrasonic sensor system having an ultrasound transmitter layer configured to generate ultrasonic plane waves and a focusing layer that includes one or more lenses. One or more of the lenses may be configured to generate output signals corresponding to detected ultrasonic reflections. The measuring device may include a control system capable of processing the output signals 30 to calculate values corresponding to one or more cardiovascular properties. POWER 620 r RF 62 622 PROCESSING MEMORY UNIT PROCESSOR r eio M .4 ULTRASONIC (US) SENSOR SYSTEM E -614 (-612 r616 11 in 11 US TRANSMITTER LAYER FOCUSING LAYER US RECEIVER LAYER © C:7 M 11 FIGURE 6A IN 11 © el O WO 2017/139015 A3 MUNRO DOI 01011M01013010HOIROMMIN SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Published: GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) Declarations under Rule 4.17: — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for a patent (Rule 4.1700) and be granted claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of (88) Date of publication of the international search report: the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) 14 September 2017