Continuous patient monitor SOMNOtouch™

wearableECGNIBP

The SOMNOtouch™ NIBP represents the latest generation of ambulatory blood pressure recording at CARDIOdiagnostics a division of SOMNOmedics. It measures blood pressure continuously, beat-to-beat, based on the pulse transit time (PTT). The PTT is the time required for the pulse wave to propagate along the vessel wall between two defined points. In the case of the SOMNOtouch NIBP – From the left ventricle of the heart (defined by the ´R´peak of the ECG) – to the finger tip (detected by the plethysmograph). 5 Simultaneous measurements in one device In addition to the continuous, non-reactive long-term blood pressure measurement, further diagnostically relevant information are simultaneously recorded in one measurement: Holter ECG (3 channel) Oximetry Actigraphy Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) as a measure of arterial stiffness Due to the parallel recording, the measurement results can be correlated directly with each other, which allows a deeper insight into the nocturnal blood pressure behaviour. The course of nocturnal blood pressure has a high diagnostic value. Continuous blood pressure determination without a cuff offers a multitude of advantages in nocturnal blood pressure measurements during sleep: Continuous Measurement: Covers all maxima and minima in blood pressure history and shows all information about blood pressure during sleep. This allows more accurate findings about nocturnal blood pressure behavior and to determine dipping / non-dipping safely. Safe Diagnosis: Continuous recording of blood pressure without measurement errors caused by inflation of the cuff.