Patent ID: 8257269

Claim:
An apparatus for analyzing a pulse using an array of pressure sensors comprising: an array of pressure sensors including a plurality of piezoresistive pressure sensors that measure pulse data by measuring the pressure applied to a pulse diagnosis site and a pulse pressure there; a moving part that moves the array of pressure sensors; a controller that controls the moving part by positioning the array of pressure sensors at the pulse diagnosis site, and analyzes the pulse data measured by the array of pressure sensors to produce a pulse profile; and a display that displays the pulse profile produced by the controller, wherein the controller controls the moving part so that the array of pressure sensors is positioned at a first position deemed to be the pulse diagnosis site, applies a predetermined pressure at the first position, stores the first position and the first pulse pressure measured at the first position, controls the moving part so that the array of pressure sensors is positioned at a second position neighboring the first position, applies a predetermined pressure at the second position, stores the second position and the second pulse pressure measured at the second position, compares the first pulse pressure and the second pulse pressure and, if the first pulse pressure is greater than the second pulse pressure, the controller controls the moving part so that the array of pressure sensors is positioned at the first position, and if the second pulse pressure is greater than the first pulse pressure, the controller controls the moving part so that the array of pressure sensors is positioned at the second position.