Cuff with ultrasonically transmissive portion and method of observing a tissue under pressure by using the same

摘要

A cuff includes: a belt-like body which is adapted to be wrapped around a desired region of a living body; a fixing portion which is provided in the body, and which is configured to fix the body in a state where the body is adapted to be wrapped around the region of the living body; a pressurizing portion which is provided in the body, and to which a fluid pressure is to be supplied to be inflated to pressurize the region of the living body; and an ultrasonic transmissive portion which is provided in the body, and through which an ultrasonic wave for observing a tissue in the region of the living body is transmissible.