An apparatus for evaluating a degree of arteriosclerosis of a living subject, including: a pulse-wave detecting device adapted to be worn on a first portion of the living subject; a pressing device adapted to be worn on a second portion of the subject located on a distal side of the first portion, for...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6814705?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6814705 - Arteriosclerosis-degree evaluating apparatus