20100179439 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING A BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURED - A device for altitude correction of a blood pressure measured at a measuring position of a living being has a transmitter, at least three receivers and an evaluating unit. The transmitter emits a signal from close to a measuring position and the at least three receivers receive the signal, wherein the receivers may be mounted to positions at different altitudes of the living being. The evaluating unit corrects the blood pressure measured on the basis of run time or phase differences of the signals received at the at least three receivers. | 07-15-2010 |