Development of a Public Database of Raw Data From a Blood Pressure Cuff

Abstract

Pressure data acquired from a blood pressure cuff during a blood pressure test are the starting point of noninvasive, single cuff blood pressure determination. Most blood pressure devices on the market use the single cuff method. This paper describes acquisition, analog and digital processing, and storage of raw data from a blood pressure cuff during gradual cuff deflation. Raw data from 30 arm cuff tests and 20 wrist cuff tests were organized to form a database of text files. Separate annotation documents were also created. The database was uploaded to the Google Drive. The database can be downloaded by any interested party. The data can be used for the development of algorithms for blood pressure determination and for the assessment of some cardiovascular variables.