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US 11,304,613 B2Granted
Bag-shaped structure, cuff, and blood pressure monitor
AssigneesOMRON Corporation, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
InventorsShuhei Ojiro, Kazuyoshi Nishikawa
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Abstract
A bag-shaped structure excellent in both creep resistance and flexibility is provided. Provided is a bag-shaped structure (122) including a layer (122a) made of a thermoplastic elastomer foam. Also provided are a cuff for a blood pressure monitor and a blood pressure monitor each including the bag-shaped structure (122).
Claims4
A cuff for a blood pressure monitor comprising:
- a bag-shaped structure comprising one or more sheets including a first portion that is configured to contact and apply a pressure to a living body,
- wherein the first portion includes a gas barrier layer and a layer made of a thermoplastic elastomer foam having an open-cell structure, the thermoplastic elastomer foam is a foam of thermoplastic polyurethane resin, and the thermoplastic polyurethane resin has a Shore A hardness of 60 or more.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.