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A simple and accurate form of sphygmomanometer or arterial pressure gauge contrived for clinical use.

HILL, Sir Leonard Erskine (1866 – 1952) Wikipedia

BARNARD, Harold Leslie (1868 – 1908) Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Brit. med. J., 2, 904. 1897.

Hill and Barnard made an important modification to the Riva-Rocci sphygmomanometer when they substituted a pressure gauge in place of the mercury manometer used for pressure readings.

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CARDIOLOGY › CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY CARDIOLOGY › Tests for Heart & Circulatory Function › Sphygmogram INSTRUMENTS & TECHNOLOGIES › Medical Instruments › Sphygmomanometer

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