title: An evaluation of three oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure simulators.
abstract: A number of simulators have been developed for testing and evaluating oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitors. These simulators may be used to assist with the routine and corrective maintenance of NIBP monitors; for training clinical staff in the use and limitations of oscillometric NIBP monitors; to complement clinical trials in the process of evaluating new NIBP monitors; and to assist with the development of new NIBP monitors. We assessed three NIBP simulators (Bio-Tek BP-Pump, Dynatech CuffLink, and Metron QA-1280A) in the light of these applications, considering such features as the ability to calibrate NIBP monitors; the range of simulated waveforms; weak and strong pulses and artifact; graphical displays of the cuff pressure and the oscillometric waveform; and the recording of performance measures of each NIBP determination such as determination time, inflation rate and peak cuff inflation pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Amoore
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Geake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001331:Automation / Q000295:instrumentation; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors / Q000592:standards*; D002138:Calibration; D003626:Data Display; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*