Device used to Measure Blood Pressure Sphygmomanometer

Sphygmomanometer is a device used to measure blood pressure. In 1881, sphygmomanometer was invented by Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch.

This device consists of an inflatable cuff and a mercury manometer to measure the pressure.

Sphygmomanometer can be of both types; manual type and digital meter type.

In manual type a stethoscope is also required for auscultation. In Digital Sphygmomanometers, oscillometric measurements are represented in a digital monitor.

A more easily used version of Sphygmomanometer was introduced by Scipione Riva-Rocci in 1896.

Device used to Measure Blood Pressure Sphygmomanometer

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