Accession Number:

AD0647290

Title:

INSTRUMENT CONCEPTS: DEVELOPING A MULTI-PARAMETER VASCULAR ACTIVITY METER,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AMERICAN INST OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES WASHINGTON D C BIOINSTRUMENTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

Personal Author(s):

• Budde,Carl A.

Report Date:

1966-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

A new multivariable measuring instrument is described which could make a substantial contribution to a practical tool in cardiovascular measurements. The Biomedical Electronics Division of Diginetics is approaching the stroke problem from a logical standpoint, that is utilizing the eye as the physiological and anatomical window into the brain of which it is an extension. By monitoring or examining the blood vessels of the eye, especially the retina, one can gain information regarding the blood vessels and hemodynamic or circulatory parameters necessary in order to diagnose and treat insufficiency or obstruction of the cerebral blood supply. Author

Descriptors:

• (*CEREBROVASCULAR SYSTEM
• DISEASES)
• (*MEDICAL RESEARCH
• INSTRUMENTATION)
• BLOOD VESSELS
• BRAIN
• DIAGNOSIS(MEDICINE)
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
• MEASUREMENT
• BLOOD CIRCULATION
• OPHTHALMOLOGY
• OXIMETERS
• BLOOD PRESSURE
• OBSTRUCTION(PHYSIOLOGY)
• EYE
• RETINA

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
• Biomedical Instrumentation and Bioengineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE