Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : October 25, 2019 - October 27, 2019
The micro-blower is a thin, compact, real silent, non-vibration, and lightweight air pump. In this study, firstly, we developed the prototype blood pressure (BP) monitoring system, based on the finger volume-oscillometric method, using the micro-blower. Secondly, we compared the BP measured by sphygmomanometer as a reference with the BP derived from transmission mode PPG, side-incident mode PPG, and reflection mode PPG using prototype system. The results showed that the standard deviation (S.D.) of differences between the BP derived from side-incident mode PPG and the reference BP was ± 7.88 mmHg (the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation criteria for sphygmomanometers: S.D. of difference less than ± 8 mmHg). These results suggest that our prototype system has an acceptable performance as a finger-type wearable blood pressure monitor and could help to improve health in daily life.
The Proceedings of Joint Symposium: Symposium on Sports Engineering, Symposium on Human Dynamics
