Heart rate monitor

A heart rate monitor includes a magnet supported to move responsive to an arterial pulse and a magnetometer configured to detect changes in a magnetic field produced by the magnet. The magnet can include a plurality of ferromagnetic particles disposed in or on a flexible substrate configured to be h...

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Hauptverfasser: Goodson, David B, Lynde, C. Macgill, Mullins, Keith, Schoenberg, Ronald J, Corwin, Alan B, Wiklof, Christopher A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A heart rate monitor includes a magnet supported to move responsive to an arterial pulse and a magnetometer configured to detect changes in a magnetic field produced by the magnet. The magnet can include a plurality of ferromagnetic particles disposed in or on a flexible substrate configured to be held adjacent to human skin subject to arterial palpation and a magnetic sensor configured to sense movement of the ferromagnetic particles.