Sphygmomanometer cuff
US4106499A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sphygmomanometer cuff adapted to be easily applicable to any limb of a patient by himself. The cuff comprises an elongated flexible double layered fabric strap holding an inflatable pouch with tubes to be connected at the outside of the strap to a sphygmomanometer and to an air pump, and having a length sufficient to wrap by about one and a half to two turns round the patient's limb. A loop shaped rigid member is fitted at one longitudinal end of the strap, and received in the other longitudinal end thereof is a resiliently compressible rod like member. The rod like member can be forced through the loop shaped rigid member and prevents the strap from withdrawing from the loop shaped rigid member. A pair of female and male adhesive tapes are provided on the strap and are spaced apart by a distance permitting superimposing for fastening when the strap is wrapped round a patient's limb so as to stop the flow of blood through the arteries.
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