CUFF FOR ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR

摘要

A sphygmomanometer with a cuff for use on a patient wrist, upper or lower arm incorporates an inflatable bladder and a support structure. The cuff is subdivided into two sections. The first section holds the bladder against an arterial side of the limb, while the second section abuts a non-arterial side of the limb and is mechanically coupled to the support structure. When the cuff is attached to the patient limb, the bladder is positioned to avoid receiving a gravitational force caused by the weight of the limb. Rather, the gravitational force is absorbed by the support structure in an interior area of the cuff removed from the bladder.

主权项

1. A cuff for a non-invasive measurement of an arterial blood pressure from a patient's limb, such limb having an arterial side and a rear side and being positioned in a gravitational field, the cuff comprising:
interconnected first and second sections, wherein the first section comprises a pressurizing device configured to be pressurized by a pressure source, the pressurizing device being configured for positioning adjacent to the arterial side of the limb; and a support mechanically coupled to the second section, wherein the second section and the support are mutually arranged within the gravitational field to direct a vector of the gravitational field in a direction away from the arterial side and toward the rear side of the patient's limb, such that substantially no gravitational force is applied to the pressurizing device.