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  "id": "core:automated-upper-arm-cuff-device",
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  "slug": "automated-upper-arm-cuff-device",
  "name": "Automated upper-arm cuff blood pressure device",
  "aliases": [],
  "atlases": [
    "cardio",
    "maternal"
  ],
  "summary_plain": "A blood pressure device with a cuff for the upper arm that works out the reading itself from signals in the cuff.",
  "summary_technical": "The oscillometric method on the upper arm, as the JACC Scientific Expert Panel describes it. Automated follows the panel's meaning, in which a device can take several readings at set intervals from one start. The panel sets these apart from semi-automated devices, which need a manual start for every reading. FDA classifies noninvasive blood pressure measurement systems under product code DXN and 21 CFR 870.1130 as class II. That is a broader device type than this technology, so DXN is a broad mapping. This identity says nothing about the accuracy or validation of any device or the authorization of any product.",
  "editorial_state": "draft",
  "last_substantive_edit": "2026-10-11",
  "last_evidence_check": "2026-10-11",
  "next_review_due": null,
  "external_ids": [],
  "navigation": {
    "cardio": {
      "system": [
        "blood-vessels"
      ]
    }
  },
  "payload": {
    "principle": "The device reads pulse waves in a cuff on the upper arm, usually while the cuff deflates, and a device-specific algorithm turns them into systolic and diastolic readings (the oscillometric method). An automated device can take several readings at set intervals from one start.",
    "taxonomy_codes": [
      {
        "system": "FDA product code",
        "version": "classification page last updated 2026-10-05, shown on the page as 10/05/2026",
        "code": "DXN",
        "label": "system, measurement, blood-pressure, non-invasive"
      }
    ],
    "strengths": [
      "An automated device can take several readings at set intervals with a single start."
    ],
    "limitations": [
      "Each manufacturer uses its own undisclosed algorithm to estimate the readings.",
      "Even validated devices must be used in a standardized way, which includes a cuff of the right size that fits correctly and sits at heart level on a bare upper arm."
    ],
    "required_infrastructure": []
  },
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