Standards Of Quality; About Blood Pressure - Health O Meter 7631 User 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 SP10
EN 1060-1 (Dec. 1995)
EN 1060-3 (Feb. 1997)
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
into the heart is called the "diastolic" (lowest number) blood pressure.
Why Measure Your Blood Pressure?
Various health problems associated to high blood pressure are quite common with
people in today's society. There is a significant correlation of high blood pressure
with cardiovascular disease. This correlation has made measuring one's blood
pressure a necessity for those individuals identified with high blood pressure,
placing them into a high risk category pertaining to cardiovascular disease.
Also, as a person ages, one's blood pressure can change over time, thus it makes
good "health sense" to monitor your blood pressure on a regular basis.
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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