The potential of the artery analyzer as a replacement for manual pulse-taking in oriental medicine / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Through the employ of the artery analyzer it is now possible to automatically diagnose such geriatric disorders as arteriosclerosis by using simple electro-cardiograms and radial, carotid and posterior tibial artery pressure pulse wave charts. If the artery analyzer is adopted for use in Oriental medical clinics, there will no longer be a need for the manual 24 pulse-shape diagnosis.<br>In brief, applying the artery analyzer to the eight key blood pulse-shapes of Oriental medicine produces the following results;<br>1) ‘Slow’ and ‘rapid’ pulses can be determined by the S-S interval<br>2) ‘Slippery’ and ‘hesitant’ pulses can be determined by the S-P time and the Dh/Ch%<br>3) ‘Floating’ and ‘submerged’ pulses can be determined by the Ph/Ch%<br>4) ‘Large’ and ‘relaxed’ pulses can be determined by the S-C time<br>Thus, by employing the artery analyzer, the problem of subjectivity inherent in the pulse diagnosis in use in Oriental medicine for over 1500 years can be solved.