摘要 |
A pressure is applied by pressure means to a blood vessel from the outside, and gradually reduced, and the pressure resulting from movement of the blood pressure during the pressure reduction is converted by a pressure sensor into an electric signal. The converted output is differentiated twice, and it is detected that a first-polarity pulse, a second-polarity pulse and another first-polarity pulse are generated successively in the differentiated output waveform within a predetermined period of time. The highest blood pressure is obtained with the pressure of the pressure means at the moment of first detection of three such pulses, and the lowest blood pressure is obtained with the pressure of the pressure means when the above detection is no longer achieved. The measured values are recorded in a digital form and, at the same time, the converted output waveform is recorded.
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