Title :
Design overview of a microcomputer-controlled NIBP simulator for evaluation of non-invasive blood pressure monitors
Author :
Ng, Kim-Gau ; Small, Carolyn F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An integrated noninvasive blood pressure simulator for evaluating both oscillometric and auscultatory noninvasive blood pressure monitors has been designed. This integrated simulator features simple but novel approaches to simulating oscillometric pulses and Korotkoff vibrations with potentially high controllability. It provides for emulation of a wide range of microphone placement configurations, use of the electrocardiogram, and simulation of cuff-arm compliance for different cuff sizes
Keywords :
haemodynamics; medical computing; microcomputer applications; patient monitoring; pressure measurement; Korotkoff vibrations; auscultatory monitors; cuff size; cuff-arm compliance; electrocardiogram; medical simulator; microcomputer-controlled simulator; microphone placement configurations; noninvasive blood pressure monitors; oscillometric pulses; simulator design; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Humans; Hydraulic actuators; Microphones; Pressure measurement; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1992, Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Durham, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3552-5
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1992.269535
