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Apparatuses and methods ensure positioning of a blood pressure cuff on an arm to affect accurate measurements of blood pressure. An apparatus includes an elongated air bag of predetermined length disposed in the blood pressure cuff and adapted for inflation. The length has opposite ends to be placed around the arm. The apparatus also includes an appendage affixed to the cuff and extended from a bottom edge of the cuff. The appendage is affixed in a position relative to the cuff and formed in shape to fit an elbow in a manner that ensures the cuff is positioned to affect an accurate measurement of the blood pressure. Additionally the apparatus includes a tube attached to the cuff. When the cuff is positioned around the arm and the appendage is positioned on the elbow, a measuring end of the tube is forced into position near a brachial artery of the patient.
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