MEASUREMENT OF ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE BY FIBER BRAGG GRATING PULSE RECORDER

摘要

The present disclosure discloses an improved apparatus and method for assessing arterial compliance including, but not limited to, radial arterial compliance and peripheral arterial compliance. The proposed method uses a Fiber Bragg Grating Pulse Device (also interchangeably referred to as Fiber Bragg Grating pulse recorder (FBGPR) hereinafter) for recording radial arterial pulse pressure waveform (RAPPW) under, say a sphygmomanometer examination. The present disclosure also relates to assessment of arterial distention from captured waveform, which is one of the essential requirements for assessing arterial compliance.