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as LL has stated, to measure toe pressure you need a PPG probe for your doppler. It uses light refelectivity to sense blood movement rather than sound. Most modern dopplers can use an appropriate PPG probe. They cost about A$600.
I use a PPG lead connected to my Doppler. A small penile cuff is used at the base of the toe. This works well and is easy. I use a Koven technologies doppler and they sell the unit. You can also use a regular probe instead of the PPG.
Does PPG stand for something like "peripheral Plethysmography"?
PPG stands for Photoplethysmography
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And, do the penile cuffs attach to your current Sphyg. or do they come with the gauge et al.?
Toe and penile cuffs have the same and attachment as other cuffs so should easily attach to your Sphygmomanometer if you can currently imterchange cuffs
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