does anyone know how to calibrate a manual BP cuff?

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the needles are out of whack, either left or right of the little neutral circle at "zero."

am wondering whether there's a way to get it back to zero/neutral.

i can't find much online about how to do it.

thank you. :)

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You can't do this yourself - you need a certain gauge. Better to get a new one.

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I've done it before, but it depends on which kind of a manual BP cuff it is. Usually you pull the metal part (the entire circle part that does the measuring) off of the tubing portion. then, you can usually take a small screwdriver (which might have come with it) and place it into the metal portion that the tubing was connected to...you can then calibrate. Hope this helps!

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Have biomed calibrate it for you. Or bring it to the manufacturer. This is my best answer as I really have no training in fixing this manual BP. Besides if you try to fix it, some sensitive parts might break down or be more inaccurate than before.

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I take mine to the local medical supply store and they do it for me. just takes a second.

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