Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurement System and Methods of Use

A system, comprising:

• a signal acquisition circuit to acquire a cuff pressure signal using an inflatable cuff, and to generate an oscillometric signal from the cuff pressure signal;
• a memory to store the cuff pressure signal, the oscillometric signal, and one or more patient-specific detection threshold values;
• and
• a microprocessor operatively coupled to the signal acquisition circuit and the memory, wherein the microprocessor comprises at least one algorithm to use the cuff pressure signal, the oscillometric signal, and the one or more patient-specific detection threshold values to calculate patient-specific readings of at least one of mean arterial pressure, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.

A method comprising:

• obtaining a reference blood pressure reading of a patient comprising one or more patient-specific detection threshold values using a first blood pressure measurement method;
• storing one or more patient-specific detection threshold values in memory of an oscillometric blood pressure monitor system;
• performing a blood pressure reading of the patient using the oscillometric blood pressure monitor system;
• and
• calculating at least one of patient-specific mean arterial pressure, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure using the one or more patient-specific detection threshold values stored in the oscillometric blood pressure monitor system.

The method of claim 23, further comprising communicating the one or more patient-specific detection threshold values to a remote database and storing the values within the patient's individual medical record;

• wherein:
• entering the one or more patient-specific detection threshold values into a memory further comprises at least one of:
• receiving a wireless signal from a device used to obtain the reference blood pressure reading, or
• receiving a wireless signal from the remote database.