Inventors:
Jeffrey Smok - Westfield NJ, US
Sheela Blaise - Peoria IL, US
Sean James Coyle - Tenafly NJ, US
Lauren Mayer - Glen Ridge NJ, US
Matt Schurmann - Manchester NH, US
Daniel Velez - Staten Island NY, US
Bruce McNair - Holmdel NJ, US
Vikki Hazelwood - Wayne NJ, US
International Classification:
A61B 8/06, A61B 8/00
Abstract:
A apparatus and a method are disclosed for transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel; and determining, by a processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel.