CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE

The invention relates to a control device for controlling a measurement system for measuring blood pressure and optionally hemodynamic parameters of a subject. In a first measurement time period T1, for measured pressure pulses, features are determined, which characterize the respective pressure pulse. Based on the features, start values are determined and, based on the start values, a start curve TPW _F-curve is formed. The measurement system is controlled such that, after the start curve has reached a first maximum, a second measurement time period T2 succeeds, wherein a blood pressure value is determined based on the pressure measured in the second measurement time period. It has been found that by using the maximum in the first measurement time period for defining a start point for the actual blood pressure measurement, a blood pressure value and optionally also hemodynamic parameters of a subject can be determined very accurately and fast.