Standards Of Quality; About The Wrist Monitor; About Blood Pressure - Health O Meter 7633 Instruction Manual

Standards of Quality

This Blood Pressure Monitor conforms with the American National Standards
Institute/American Association of Medical Instrumentation Standards for Non-Invasive
Blood Pressure Monitors. In addition, the device complies with the European
regulations and bears the CE mark "CE 0366". The quality of the device has been
verified and conforms to the provisions of the EC council directive 93/42/EEC dated
14 June 1993 concerning medical devices, as well as the EMC directive 89/336/EEC:
ANSI/AAMI SB10
EN 1060-1 (Dec. 1995)
EN 1060-3 (Feb. 1997)
About the Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor
Your Health o meter
your blood pressure. Before the cuff starts inflating, the device will establish a baseline
cuff pressure, which is equivalent to the air pressure. The measurement of your blood
pressure is based on this baseline pressure. Once the cuff inflates to block the
passage of blood in the artery, the deflation process begins. During the deflation of the
wrist cuff, the unit is detecting the pressure oscillations generated between beats of
the pulse. Any muscle movement during this period of time will cause measurement
error. After detecting the amplitude and the slope of the pressure oscillations during
the deflation process, your Health o meter
diastolic pressures for you, your pulse rate is detected and displayed at the same time.
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What is Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the inside of the artery wall while blood
flows through the artery. The pressure measured when the heart contracts and sends
blood out of the heart is the "systolic" reading (higher number). The pressure
measured when the heart dilates with blood flowing back into the heart is called the
"diastolic" (lowest number) blood pressure.
Electronic or automated Sphygmomanometers
Non-invasive blood pressure measuring equipment
General requirements
Non-invasive blood pressure measuring equipment
Supplementary requirements for electromechanical
blood pressure measuring systems
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blood pressure monitor uses the oscillometric method to detect
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BOUT LOOD
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monitor will determine the systolic and
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