Omron unveils blood pressure monitor modules for OEM applications

Both modules are specifically designed to maximise patient comfort and ease of measurement, and are based on an advanced non-invasive measurement technique capable of providing data automatically and quickly with the minimum of patient discomfort. Features include Omron’s proprietary Smart Inflation™ technology that automatically determines the inflation pressure required for each patient, and controls the inflation rate accordingly, eliminating the need to inflate to a pre-determined level. They also offer Dynamic Linear Inflation, which adjusts the inflation rate according to the patient’s pulse to allow for faster measurements. The measurement technique used in both instruments is the oscillometric method, which is based on monitoring the oscillations caused by the arterial pressure pulse.

The hospital-grade M3600 is suitable for automatically monitoring the blood pressure of adult, child and neonatal patients. To ensure ultimate safety the M3600 incorporates a dual self-regulating system. This feature includes dual CPU processors and dual transducers, and if any internal system errors are detected the module switches to safety stand-by mode until the error condition is cleared. The module’s pulse rate accuracy is ±2 bpm (beats per minute) or 2% reading over a range of 40 to 240 bpm. The blood pressure measurements comply with ANSI/AAMI SP:10:2002 standards. The unit measures 2.36” W x 3.78” H x 1.57” H and weighs 0.44 lbs. It operates on a power supply of 12VDC while drawing 680mA (2.0A at inrush).

Targeted at consumer medical electronics systems as well as the emerging telemedicine sector, the Omron M1200 offers similar performance to the M3600 but lacks the dual redundancy. It is aimed at environments where precise, reliable blood pressure measurements need to be taken, but where automatic unsupervised operation is not required.