Technology

MaxPulse uses two technologies to assess stress level and its effect on overall health and peripheral blood circulation which are:  

HRV (Heart Rate Variability)

HRV is proven as a general health and stress indicator in many published studies. It measures the overall health status & stress level by measuring the function of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) which are affected by emotional or physical stress, fear, anxiety…etc. If someone has chronic stress or highly stressed, the autonomic nervous system function is weakened which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

APG (Accelerated Plethysmograph)

APG is also proven as an indicator of cardiovascular health and the aging level of blood vessels.

Applications:

• Stress assessment (physical or mental stress & stress resistance).
• Chronic stress induces the body to excrete an excess amount of hormones (such as CORTISOL, which reduces the Basal Metabolic Rate & results in the accumulation of the abdominal fat). Maxpulse can guide the doctor to describe a suitable nutrition plan & exercise program according to the patient’s case.
• Assessment of Autonomic Nervous System functions (Sympathetic & Parasympathetic).
• Predict the health status related to the stress level & type.
• Average beats per minute or heart rate which is an indicator for fitness level.
• Monitor the progress of disease & the effectiveness of the medical treatment.
• Predict of Cardiovascular dysfunction
• Early detection of arteriosclerosis and evaluate the aging process.
• Measure the constriction power of blood vessels of the left ventricle.
• Measure the elasticity of the arteries.
• Measure the remaining blood in the vessels after systolic contraction of the heart.

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTe5vwiQ-pc&list=PLz8L_hFX6Gdgi1e_dJCgcslRqkichEMv1 

Advantages

• Patent for HRV (Heart Rate Variability) clinical standard.
• Simple way to screen your own stress level and overall blood circulation health.
• A successful guide and indicator to describe a suitable nutrition plan & exercise program.
• Measurement process takes only 3 minutes.
• Easy and simple data entry & operation by connection with Laptop or Desktop Computer
• Automatic printed interpretation including the stress levels, the efficiency of the circulatory system & instructions to improve your status.
• Save measurements data on your computer.

 Components

• Module main body
• PPG Sensor
• Power Cable
• RS-232 Cable/ USB Cable
• Software CD

Result Sheet

Technical Specifications:

 
FAQ’s

HOW DOES THE MAX PULSE GET ITS RESULTS FROM A FINGER PROBE?

• Simply, the Max Pulse uses infrared light which is emitted through LEDs in on side of the finger sensor and detected on the other side of the finger sensor. The amount of detected infrared light is used to measure one’s pulse wave.
• When a heart pulse occurs, the heart pumps and it generates a contour wave that travels along the arterial tree.
• The wave form is generated from the left ventricular chamber of the heart to the big aorta, and is reflected back when the big aorta bifurcates or divides into two arteries.
• The Max Pulse then uses pulse-based signal conversion techniques and converts the wave into a digital signal.
• Max pulse uses two technologies that can break down the digital signal through a variety of statistical analysis, mathematical solutions and algorithms to get different results.
• Heart Rate variability technology use the Time Domain Analysis (TDA) to measures the RR interval variation in the time domain and also use Frequency Domain Analysis (FDA) to access the frequencies and amplitude of the oscillatory components hidden in the signal. This allow the machine to measure the stress level & assess the Autonomic nervous system.
• Another technology which is Accelerated Photoplethysmography used to measure the peripheral blood circulation status and compare the patient’s wave form with 7 recorded wave types to determine the aging vascular health.

HOW ACCURATE ARE THE READINGS?

• The parent company (Medicore) uses the Max Pulse in conjunction with 8 University Research Hospitals in Seoul, Korea. As a result, studies show that the Max Pulse has a ± accuracy of 2% for the measurements it captures.

What are the parameters and applications of Max Pulse?

• Average beats per minute or heart rate.
• Stress assessment (physical or mental stress & stress resistance).
• Assessment of Autonomic Nervous System functions (sympathetic & Parasympathetic).
• Predictor of cardiovascular disorder.
• Arteriosclerosis/peripheral circulation.
• Constriction power of vessels from the left ventricle
• Elasticity and resistance of the arteries.
• Remaining blood in the vessels after systolic contraction of the heart.
• 7 pictorial wave types showing typical artery status