Bag-shaped structure used in a cuff for blood pressure measurement
US11272853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7445
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To provide a bag-shaped structure that can suppress expansion of the side wall portion and improve the vascular compression property. A bag-shaped structure used in a cuff for a blood pressure monitor configured to be wrapped around a living body, inflate when a fluid is supplied to an internal space, and compress the living body includes: an inner wall portion provided on a living body side; an outer wall portion facing the inner wall portion; and a pair of side wall portions continuous with the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion and including a bent portion bent toward the internal space; and a reinforcing member provided on each of the pair of side wall portions, having a higher hardness than the side wall portion, and having shape followability in a direction of wrapping around the living body.
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