  In this paper we present an acquisition chain for the measurement of blood
arterial pressure based on the oscillometric method. This method does not
suffer from any limitation as the well-known auscultatory method and it is
suited for wearable health monitoring systems. The device uses a pressure
sensor whose signal is filtered, digitalized and analyzed by a microcontroller.
Local analysis allows the evaluation of the systolic and diastolic pressure
values which can be used for local alarms, data collection and remote
monitoring.
