Measurement Method - Healthy Living BWB-5007 Owner's Manual

Measurement Method

Healthy Living monitors measure blood pressure and pulse rate
by using an oscillometric method, meaning the fluctuations in
pressure are measured. Once the cuff is wrapped on your wrist,
turn the monitor on and the cuff is automatically inflated. The
inflation of the cuff creates pressure around the arteries inside
the wrist. Within the cuff is a gauge which senses the fluctua-
tions (oscillations) in pressure. The fluctuations measured are
the arteries contracting with each heart beat as a result of the
pressure the cuff has placed on the wrist. The monitor measures
these contractions and converts the information to a digital
value. That is the result displayed on the monitor screen. Once
the measurement is complete the cuff will automatically
deflate.
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Measurement Method