Blood pressure (BP) monitoring is a critical parameter during anesthesia, surgery, and in intensive care units. Continuous BP monitoring provides valuable diagnostic information, but the current gold standard for continuous monitoring is the invasive arterial line (A-line). A-lines can cause discomfort for patients, and increase the risk of severe infection. The goal of this project was to develop novel algorithms and hardware with improved stability to meet the clinical need for noninvasive continuous BP monitoring. We present a proof-of-concept for a continuous non-invasive BP monitor that is mounted on the superficial temporal artery (STA). This design has several advantages, including avoidance of incisional infection, portability, and ease of installation. This report contains mechanical design, circuit design, data analysis, and recommendations for future work.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Huang, Jim
• Karmen-Chan, Asha
• Winship, John

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032423-165437
• 95291

Keyword

• blood pressure monitoring
• wearable medical device

Advisor

• Zheng, Yihao
• Cheng, Lin
• Zhang, Ziming

Year

• 2023

Date created

• 2023-03-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Robotics Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Source

• E-project-032423-165437

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-09-08