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1. A cuff adapted to be wrapped about the limb of a patient for conducting blood pressure measurements, the cuff comprising:
an interior inflatable chamber; an exterior surface; and an adapter non-releasably connected to the cuff and including an opening that provides direct fluid communication between the exterior surface and the interior inflatable chamber, wherein the adapter is made from of at least two different materials, the adapter being a first adapter that is further configured for releasable and direct attachment to a second adapter without intermediate hoses therebetween and having a circumferential radial seal that includes a portion extending into the adapter opening and configured to engage the second adapter when attached, wherein the adapter further comprises a main body and an interfacing portion that extends from the main body of the adapter, wherein the interfacing portion comprises a ring having a first end extending from the main body and a circumferential ridge radially and outwardly extending from the ring, the adapter further including engagement features both within the adapter opening and exterior to the adapter opening that are configured for releasably engaging the second adapter to enable attachment therewith wherein the main body is made of a first predetermined material, the ring is made of a second predetermined material, and the ridge is made of a third predetermined material, and wherein the first predetermined material is different than the second predetermined material, the second predetermined material is different than the third predetermined material, and the first predetermined material is different than the third predetermined material. |