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1. Introduction
1.1. Your Automatic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor
Thank you for purchasing a fully automatic wrist blood pressure monitor.
Your monitor is designed to provide fast and reliable digital readings of
your pulse, and systolic / diastolic blood pressure using the oscillometric
method on your wrist. It offers clinically proven accuracy and has been
designed to be user friendly.
Before using your blood pressure monitor, please read this instruction
manual carefully to ensure correct use. If you have additional questions
regarding blood pressure measurements please contact your doctor.
1.2. Inflation Mode Technology
Please note that this device employs our "Inflation Mode Technology."
This means your blood pressure is measured while the wrist cuff is inflat-
ing, rather than first inflating to a peak pressure and then measuring dur-
ing a slow deflation process. This unique technology provides a faster,
more comfortable blood pressure reading for you.
If you have any questions about your blood pressure reading or monitor,
please call us at 1-800-568-4147.
2. How is blood pressure measured?
2.1. What is blood pressure, and why does it fluctuate?
Your level of blood pressure is determined in the circulatory center of the
brain and adjusts to a variety of situations through feedback from the ner-
vous system. To adjust blood pressure, the strength and frequency of the
heart (pulse), as well as the width of circulatory blood vessels is altered.
Blood vessel width is affected by way of fine muscles in the blood vessel
walls. Your level of arterial blood pressure changes periodically during
heart activity. During the "blood ejection" (Systole), the value is highest
(systolic blood pressure value). At the end of the heart's "rest period"
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