DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT OF ARTERIAL VOLUME DISTENSIBILITY

摘要

A device for applying pressure to an artery disposed within a limb, said device comprises a pressurising portion having at least one pressurising chamber, the pressurising portion being adapted to be placed adjacent a limb, and control means for controlling the flow of fluid into and out of the pressurising chamber. The device is adapted such that when the pressurising portion is placed adjacent the limb and a controlled flow of fluid is introduced into at least one said pressurising chamber, pressure is applied to substantially the whole of the surface of the limb.