Digital devices. Digital blood pressure monitors have a cuff and a gauge that records the pressure. The cuff automatically inflates at the touch of a button. These devices automatically calculate heart rate and check your blood pressure by measuring the changes in the motion of your artery as the blood flows through the artery while the cuff deflates. Some even give you an error message if you aren't wearing the cuff properly. Digital blood pressure monitors also deflate automatically.

Digital monitors can be fitted on the upper arm, wrist or finger. Arm blood pressure monitors devices are the most accurate. One use for wrist blood pressure monitors is for those people for whom a large upper arm cuff is too small or can't be used because of shape or pain from the pressure of the cuff when it inflates. Be sure your arm is at heart level when using a wrist blood pressure monitors. Devices that measure your blood pressure at your finger are not recommended.