Overview
EN ISO/IEEE 11073-10407:2022 (ISO/IEEE 11073-10407:2022) defines a normative communication model for personal telehealth blood pressure monitors and their connected compute engines (mobile phones, PCs, personal health appliances, set‑top boxes). As part of the ISO/IEEE 11073 family, this device specialization standard establishes a common core of communication functionality to enable plug-and-play interoperability in telehealth environments. It leverages existing ISO/IEEE 11073 terminology, information models, application profiles and transport standards while reducing optionality in base frameworks to favor practical interoperability.
Key technical topics and requirements
- Device specialization for blood pressure monitors: normative definitions for how personal blood pressure devices expose measurements and status to a host.
- Terminology and term codes: specifies the use of specific term codes and controlled vocabularies drawn from IEEE/ISO 11073 to ensure semantic interoperability.
- Information models and data formats: prescribes information model elements and formats for measurement values, units and metadata so hosts can consistently interpret readings.
- Application profile and behavior rules: defines expected device behaviors and workflows (e.g., measurement reporting, event notifications) to limit optional implementations that hinder interoperability.
- Transport and connectivity guidance: references appropriate transport standards within the 11073 family to support reliable data exchange between device and compute engine.
- Interoperability focus: restricts optionality present in base standards to create a practical, implementable core suitable for telehealth deployments.
Practical applications
- Ensures consistent delivery of systolic, diastolic and derived blood pressure data from consumer and clinical personal monitors to apps and health platforms.
- Enables rapid integration of blood pressure monitors into mobile health apps, remote monitoring services and home telehealth gateways.
- Supports device certification, conformance testing and interoperability demonstrations for telehealth ecosystems.
- Improves data consistency for clinical workflows, remote patient monitoring, chronic disease management and research that rely on standardized BP device data.
Who should use this standard
- Medical device manufacturers designing personal blood pressure monitors or firmware for connectivity.
- Mobile and backend software developers building telehealth apps, device drivers or gateway integrations.
- Systems integrators, test labs and certification bodies validating device interoperability.
- Health IT architects and clinical informaticians specifying device-to-platform interfaces for remote monitoring programs.
Related standards
- ISO/IEEE 11073 family (device communication, terminology, application profiles and transport standards).
- Refer to the broader ISO/IEEE 11073 series for companion documents on general device information models and transport mechanisms.
Keywords: blood pressure monitor, IEEE 11073-10407, personal health device communication, device interoperability, medical device communication, telehealth, plug-and-play interoperability.