Victor Pachon

Michel Victor Pachon(May 26, 1867 – 1938) was a Frenchphysiologistborn inClermont-Ferrand.

In 1892 he earned his doctorate at theUniversity of Paris,and later became a chief assistant in Paris to physiologistsCharles Richet(1850-1935) andEugène Gley(1857–1930). In 1911 he became a professor of physiology at the medical faculty of theUniversity of Bordeaux.Today, this institution is named "Faculte de médecine Victor Pachon" in his honor.

Sphygmographic oscillometer of Pachon

Pachon is remembered for his work involvingblood pressureand oscillometry; which is defined as the measurement ofoscillationsused incardiovascularandrespiratoryphysiology.In 1909 Pachon developed asphygmographic oscillometerfor measuring arterial blood pressure. Pachon's oscillometer was widely used by doctors and technicians during the first half of the twentieth century.

Publications by Pachon that have been translated into English

• "The measurement of the systolic & diastolic arterial pressure with Pachon's sphygmometric oscillometer". 1912.
• "Clinical investigation of cardiovascular function", 1934.

See also

• Sphygmomanometer

References

• Michel Victor Pachon@Who Named It
• [1]Photo and Specifications of Pachon's oscillometer