Standardize the wearable cuffless blood pressure monitor

Abstract

The cuffless blood pressure (BP) monitor is an application of the wearable healthcare device, and now several commercial devices are on the market. The device is easily produced, but BP monitor is a medical device which need to approve by governmental agency. Meanwhile, we have developed as IEEE standard 1708 in 2014. The contents were followed by cuff-based BP (ANSI/AAMI/ISO 86010-2) but medical safety issues were missing. Thus, we need to revise as below points. The discussion points are sampling size, motion artifact, posture measurement, dynamic blood pressure range reference (gold standards device) calibration period and medical safety. Furthermore, recently American Heart Association recommended new criteria for hypertension. We deeply discuss cuffless BP monitor at ISO/TC121/S3. as well as IEEE Standards Association.Wearable healthcare devices need to develop in elderly society and standards is required for accuracy, reliability and validity.