# US 11,432,729 B2 · Blood pressure information measurement apparatus cuff and blood pressure information measurement apparatus

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- Number: US 11,432,729 B2
- Document ID: US11432729B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/273,602
- Filed: 2019-02-12
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Granted: 2022-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2012-09-25
- Assignees: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hiroko Yoshino; Naomi Matsumura; Masahiro Kobayashi; Wataru Tsunoda
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11432729B2

## CPC

- A61B 5/02233: {Occluders specially adapted therefor (tourniquets A61B17/132)}
- B29C 53/40: for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
- A61B 5/6824: {Arm or wrist}
- B29C 66/43121: {Closing the ends of tubular or hollow single articles, e.g. closing the ends of bags (closing tube ends B29C57/10)}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)

## Abstract

A method for manufacturing a blood pressure information measurement apparatus includes the following steps: forming a hole in a flexible resin sheet; inserting a connecting pipe into the hole; overlaying a first end portion and a second end portion of the flexible resin sheet such that an inner side of the first end portion contacts an outer side of the second portion; welding a location at which the first end portion and the second end portion overlap to form a first welded portion, such that the flexible resin sheet forms a tube-shaped body having a first end and a second end; flattening the tube-shaped body; welding the first end and the second to form two second welded portions, such that the tube-shaped body forms a bladder having two long sides and two short sides; and welding portions of the resin sheet which overlap along a first long side to form one or more partial welded portions.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for manufacturing a blood pressure information measurement apparatus, the method comprising:
forming a hole in a flexible resin sheet;
inserting a connecting pipe into the hole;
overlaying a first end portion and a second end portion of the flexible resin sheet such that an inner side of the first end portion contacts an outer side of the second portion;
welding a location at which the first end portion and the second end portion overlap to form a first welded portion, such that the flexible resin sheet forms a tube-shaped body having a first end and a second end;
flattening the tube-shaped body;
welding the first end and the second to form two second welded portions, such that the tube-shaped body forms a bladder having two long sides and two short sides; and
welding portions of the resin sheet which overlap along a first long side to form one or more first partial welded portions oriented parallel to a wrapping direction of the bladder, wherein a wrapping direction of the bladder is defined as being parallel to a circumference of a body when the bladder is wrapped around the body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising welding portions of the resin sheet which overlap along a second long side to form one or more second partial welded portions.