1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements and methods for the clinical
investigation of continuous automated non-invasive
sphygmomanometers used for the measurement of the
blood pressure of a patient.
This document does not cover usability aspects such as the form and manner of the
data display or output. This document does not specify a numerical threshold on the
minimum output
period . A continuous automated non-invasive
sphygmomanometer providing blood
pressure parameters (e.g., systolic blood pressure ,
diastolic blood pressure or mean arterial
pressure ) with an output period considerably
larger than 30 s is not typically considered a continuous automated non-invasive
sphygmomanometer .
This document covers both trending continuous automated non-invasive
sphygmomanometers and absolute accuracy
continuous
automated non-invasive sphygmomanometers and
focuses solely on requirements for the clinical investigation .
Representation of output is not covered by this document.
NOTE 1
IEC 62366‑1
provides requirements on the application of usability engineering to medical
devices. The usability engineering process can be used to
clarify for the intended user whether the displayed data concern...