TC18/SC1 Blood pressure instruments

BIML Contact

Secretariat

• CHINA
  Ms Can WANG

Participating Members (19)

• AUSTRIA
• BRAZIL
• CHINA
• CROATIA
• CZECHIA
• ETHIOPIA
• GERMANY
• INDIA
• IRAN
• JAPAN
• KOREA (R.)
• POLAND
• PORTUGAL
• RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• SERBIA
• SLOVAKIA
• SOUTH AFRICA
• SPAIN
• UNITED STATES

Observer Members (11)

• AUSTRALIA
• FINLAND
• FRANCE
• INDONESIA
• NAMIBIA
• NETHERLANDS
• PHILIPPINES
• SAUDI ARABIA
• SEYCHELLES
• SLOVENIA
• URUGUAY

Organizations in Liaison

• IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
• WHO World Health Organization

Responsible for

• R 148:2020(en) Non-invasive non-automated sphygmomanometers
• R 149:2020(en) Non-invasive automated sphygmomanometers

Projects

• p3 New Recommendation: Requirements for the evaluation of NIBP simulators used for the testing of automated non-invasive sphygmomanometers
• 1CD expected 2026-12-31

• p4 New Guide: Guidelines for the evaluation of automated sphygmomanometers using oscillometric signal generators able to generate real-life oscillometric signals
• Project Group formed with 6 P-members in March 2026

• p5 Revision of R 148:2020 Non-invasive non-automated sphygmomanometers
• 2CD posted for vote and comment 2026-07-09 with deadline 2026-10-09. Possibly 3CD by end of 2026

• p6 Revision of R 149:2020 Non-invasive automated sphygmomanometers
• 2CD posted for vote and comment 2026-07-09 with deadline 2026-10-09. Possibly 3CD by end of 2026