Systems and methods for blood pressure measurement

A method of determining a blood pressure of a patient, comprising:

• determining a plurality of pressure pulses associated with a partially occluded blood vessel of the patient, wherein each pressure pulse of the plurality of pressure pulses
• comprises a profile having a maximum profile height, and
• is determined at a different respective inflation pressure of a cuff disposed around a limb of the patient including the blood vessel;
• determining a pulse score based on the plurality of pressure pulses;
• determining that the pulse score is above a pulse score threshold;
• generating a pulse curve based on the maximum profile heights;
• and
• determining the blood pressure of the patient based on a plurality of values corresponding to respective points on the pulse curve.

A blood pressure measurement system, comprising:

• a sensor configured to determine a plurality of pressure pulses of a patient during inflation of a cuff disposed around a limb of the patient, wherein each pressure pulse of the plurality of pressure pulses
• comprises a profile having a maximum profile height, and
• corresponds to a different respective inflation pressure of the cuff;
• a controller in communication with the sensor, the controller being operable to perform operations comprising:
• determining a pulse score based on the plurality of pressure pulses,
• determining that the pulse score is above a pulse score threshold,
• generating a pulse curve based on the maximum profile heights, and
• determining the blood pressure of the patient based on a plurality of values corresponding to respective points on the pulse curve;
• and
• a user interface in communication with the controller, the user interface configured to output the blood pressure.