A novel professional automated auscultatory blood pressure monitor with visual display of Korotkoff sounds: InBody BPBIO480KV validation according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization Universal Standard.

The InBody BPBIO480KV device for office use, which provides automated auscultatory measurements while reproducing and displaying the Korotkoff sounds, comfortably fulfilled the AAMI/ESH/ISO Universal Standard requirements in general population and can be recommended for clinical use. The assessment of Korotkoff sounds by healthcare professionals for evaluating the quality of automated measurements requires further evaluation.