(19)
(11) EP 2 375 973 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.10.2010

(43) Date of publication:
19.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/42

(21) Application number: 09836926.7

(22) Date of filing: 16.12.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/0402(2006.01)
A61B 5/0472(2006.01)
 A61B 5/0452(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/068336
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/077997 (08.07.2010 Gazette 2010/27)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 16.12.2008 US 122804 P
07.04.2009 US 167287 P
20.11.2009 WO PCT/US2009/006234

(71) Applicants:
  • Bodymedia, Inc.
    Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (US)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Richmond, VA 23219 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • NAJARIAN, Kayvan
    Glen Allen VA 23059 (US)
  • WARD, Kevin
    Glen Allen VA 23059 (US)
  • ANDRE, David
    San Francisco CA 94131 (US)
  • VYAS, Nisarg
    ahmedabad (IN)
  • TELLER, Eric
    San Francisco CA 94104 (US)
  • STIVORIC, John, M.
    Pittsburgh PA 15237 (US)
  • FARRINGDON, Jonathan
    Pittsburgh PA 15217 (US)
  • BOEHMKE, Scott
    Wexford PA 15090 (US)
  • GASBARRO, James
    Pittsburgh PA 15238 (US)
  • JI, Soo-Yeon
    Richmond VA 23294 (US)
  • RAOOF, Abed, Al
    VA 23294 (US)
  • PELLETIER, Raymond
    Pittsburgh PA 15206 (US)

(74) Representative: Findlay, Alice Rosemary 
Reddie & Grose LLP 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL
London WC1X 8PL (GB)

   


(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING HEART RATE VARIABILITY USING WAVELET TRANSFORMATION