How do I Replace the Ball on a Blood Pressure Kit?

Monitoring your blood pressure at home is an important part of managing high blood pressure. Using a manual blood pressure monitor is one of the most accurate ways to achieve this. These devices require some occasional care and maintenance. If the monitor's ball is not inflating properly, you can replace it. Purchase a new ball at your pharmacy, a home health supplier, or from the manufacturer of your blood pressure kit.

Things You'll Need

• Manual blood pressure kit
• Replacement ball

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Instructions

• 1

  Hold the monitor with the ball firmly in one hand and the tube running from the monitor's cuff in the other.

• 2

  Pinch the tube above the valve and pull on the ball until the tube separates from the valve.

• 3

  Wrap index finger around the valve adjuster. Hold onto the ball firmly and pull until the end of the valve pops out of the ball.

• 4

  Hold the new ball in one hand. Press the large end of the valve into the opening at the top of the ball.

• 5

  Press the small top end of the valve back into the monitor's tube.

• 6

  Inflate the cuff to ensure the ball, valve and tube are connected securely. If you can hear air leaking out, press the tube and the ball more securely into the valve.