UNIVERSAL BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF

摘要

The invention is a "universal" blood pressure cuff used for accurately measuring the blood pressure of a patient irrespective of the circumference of the limb on which the measurements are taken. Universality is achieved through the use of multiple bladders combined together and sharing a common outer layer to form a single cuff. The cuff of the invention has two basic embodiments in which the effective length and width of the bladder that is inflated is selected either manually or automatically respectively to most closely fit the cuff to the circumference of the arm, thereby ensuring accurate and reliable measurements at all times.