Rudolf Riester has launched the new ri-cardio 24-hour blood pressure monitor.
The device offers round-the-clock monitoring, considered to be the gold standard in blood pressure determination.
A valuable diagnostic tool, it can be used in hospitals and in patients’ homes and notes temporal blood pressure fluctuations, nocturnal blood pressure and the nightly fall and morning increase in blood pressure levels.
ri-cardio uses clinically-validated technology that is recognised by all three international standards: the British Hypertension Society, the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
It is designed to be light and compact for patient comfort and uses motion tolerant technology to ensure measurement accuracy, with a quiet pump action pumping to 30 mm hg above the last systole to reduce measurement duration for the patient. A patented, elastic cuff ensures correct positioning without the typical, unwieldy closure and its curved design is suitable for the larger arm.
A flash memory chip in ri-cardio prevents possible data loss and the blood pressure monitor can connect to a computer via USB with user-friendly software allowing configuration, analysis and interpretation of collected blood pressure results that can show hidden clinical issues such as latrogenic hypertension, masked or therapy-resistant hypertension and hypotension with anti-hypertensive therapy. PDF reports are compatible with patient data systems and can be configured to summarise relevant statistical data.
The package includes a 24-hour blood pressure monitor, software, two cuffs, a carry case with patient belt, a USB interface cable, four AA alkaline batteries, instructions and a two-year guarantee.
