Determining a patient's blood pressure accurately is critical prior to most medical treatment. There are many shapes, sizes and types of meter, from the simple low-end units to the high-end units that speak, both for professional and consumer use. A blood pressure monitor can use Korotkoff, Oscillometry, or Pulse Transit Time methods to measure blood pressure. It employs a pressure cuff, pump, and transducer to measure blood pressure and heart rate in three phases: Inflation, Measurement, and Deflation.
By Steve Kennelly, Microchip Technology, Inc. The recent ruckus over the newly available vaccine for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) got me thinking about the possible future of implanted electronic medical devices.