Why is cuff technology a thing of the past?

Is the Cuff becoming Obsolete?

Well, just ask the 24-7 Glucose monitoring patches…. Yes, after over 120 years, it is time to admit that monitoring one’s blood pressure every once in a while, only whenever you have a cuff available, is just to a 21st century thing…. In the era of online data, real-time available medical vitals, such as 24-7 Glucose monitoring, heart rate etc.et., it would only warrant that we also enjoy continuous blood pressure monitoring. So we know how is our pressure when we sleep, or wake up, do we have peaks in the morning- which can indicate of a higher rist for stroke. Or- is it dipping properly at night, indicating normal BP behavior.

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The time has come for a wearable, non-invasive band that can monitor patients 24-7, providing valuable data and insights to patients and clinicians a like.

Listen to Professor George Bakris, one of the foremost experts on Hypertension explain the limitations of the blood pressure cuff:

Is the 120 year old cuff technology accurate?

Explore the accuracy of traditional cuff-based blood pressure monitors in the modern era with a Northwestern study that puts widely available home devices to the test.

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Why more and more physicians are using MAP readings to evaluate hypertensive patients?

Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a key reading doctors use to assess blood flow through your body. It’s related to systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings but accounts for flow and resistance.

MAP measurements can be more accurate than systolic readings: MAP, which refers to the average of the arterial blood pressure through a single cardiac cycle, may thus be a better alternative for the diagnosis and statistical analysis of blood pressure. MAP calculations may also be a useful predictor of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality. MAP has established AHA guidelines for diagnosing hypertension as seen in the chart below.

BLOOD PRESSURE CATEGORY	SYSTOLIC mm Hg (upper number)		DIASTOLIC mm Hg (lower number)
NORMAL	LESS THAN 120	and	LESS THAN 80
ELEVATED	120-129	and	LESS THAN 80
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPER- TENSION) STAGE 1	130-139	or	80-89
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPER- TENSION) STAGE 2	140 OR HIGHER	or	90 OR HIGHER
HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS (consult your doctor immediately)	HIGHER THAN 180	and/or	HIGHER THAN 120