System for measuring blood pressure

The invention relates to a system for measuring blood pressure during a limited number of blood pressure cycles at an area overlying an artery of a living subject. A system () for measuring blood pressure during a limited number of blood pressure cycles at an area () overlying an artery () of a living subject, comprising a mechanism () for applying a pressure (P) to the artery for occluding artery in response to a pressure signal (Uprise), and for subsequently releasing said pressure to re-open artery in response to a pressure release signal (Uprelease), and a mechanism () for computing, by comparing a first time duration ( T) with a second time duration ( T), a delay time (Tdelay) from a reference point in time after which a next pressure release signal is to be supplied to a mechanism () for applying a pressure, and for computing a pressure (P) to be applied to artery in a next measuring cycle, and for supplying subsequently a pressure signal (Uprise) and a pressure release signal (Uprelease) corresponding to computed pressure (P) and delay time (Tdelay) to a mechanism () for applying a pressure.