Direct BP

Direct Blood Pressure measurement requires catheterization of an artery in the experimental animal. CWE offers a number of suitable transducer amplifiers as well as BP transducers. The pulsatile BP signals producer are typically fed to a data acquisition system for recording and analysis. Features and advantages: ● "Gold standard" for accuracy ● Continuous measurement ● Analog signal suitable for data acquisition ● Both systolic and diastolic measurement ● Mean BP requires processing of raw signal ● Signal must be processed to get heart rate (HR) ● Requires surgery to place catheter ● No special restraints required ● Periodic flushing of catheter required ● Does not require warning of animal ● MRI-compatible