Development of Invasive Blood Pressure Simulator Design for Testing and Calibrating

Abstract

Patient monitor modules have various inputs for many vital function measurements. Blood pressure measurement, one of the most important of these measurements, is included in the biomedical engineering field. This study is about the design and implementation of a programmable invasive blood pressure simulator. This device can generate the programmable behavior of the voltage signal corresponding to the blood pressure curve. The user communication interface of the device allows to select the type of signal produced with the LCD and 3 buttons. Broad spectrum of the generated signals corresponding to physiological or pathological blood pressure curves are stored in a programmable memory. The input and output connectors of the device can be directly connected to a patient monitor or IBP Kit to IBP module input. Invasive blood pressure measurement simulation can be used in IBP Kits and monitors developed for training and calibration purposes.