Revolutionary new central blood pressure monitor – King’s College London

A new spin-out company created at King’s College London, Centron Diagnostics Ltd, has created a revolutionary new device that measures central blood pressure easily, speedily and non-invasively.

Central blood pressure – blood pressure near the heart – is thought to provide a better measure of cardiovascular risk than the conventional measurement of blood pressure in the upper arm. It is emerging as a new “target” for blood pressure treatment. A simple technique for determining central blood pressure will, therefore, be invaluable for future clinical trials relating to central blood pressure.

Centron Diagnostics specialises in innovative non-invasive cardiovascular measurement. It combines leading-edge intellectual property with user-friendly design. Most existing central blood pressure devices involve holding a pressure sensor over an artery. This is time consuming and requires a skilled operator.

The Centron monitor is put on the patient in the same way as an arm blood pressure monitor, making it easy-to-use and requiring no specialised training. Centron’s new device will produce both traditional arm blood pressure as well as central blood pressure. As well as being easy to use, Centron’s central blood pressure monitor costs significantly less than the more complex, non-invasive monitors currently in use.

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