U.K., Oct. 14 -- A clinical trial has found that a cuffless blood pressure monitor has a higher rate of accuracy than conventional monitoring devices used by doctors.
Biobeat, a manufacturer of wearable healthcare tech, has created a wireless, cuffless device suitable for use outside of the doctor's office that uses a type of monitoring called PPG (photoplethysmography-based monitoring).
When measured against a standard cuff-based monitor, the cuffless device detected changes in blood pressure more accurately over time, for patients with both normal and high blood pressure, and not only when the blood pressure was stable.
The study involved measurements from 1,057 candidates, with 491 receiving a second measurement after a short five m...