Blood pressure meter and less individual dependent cuff thereof
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsErsin ALTINTAS, Masahiro KUBO, Katsumi ABE, Kimiyasu TAKOH, Yuji OHNO, Takeshi AKAGAWA, Tetsuri ARIYAMA
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Abstract
A blood pressure cuff less dependent on individual's arm shape with downsized dimensions is introduced with medical approval accuracy. The present invention comprises an occlusion component configured to occlude the artery, and a flexible plastic core to limit the degree of freedom of said occlusion component towards body portion, and a spacer occupying the volume between said core and said occlusion component to improve the compliance towards body portion.
Claims11
A blood pressure cuff comprising,
- an occlusion component configured to occlude an artery,
- a core configured on said occlusion component closer to a body portion to limit the degree of freedom into the body portion,
- and
- a spacer occupying a volume configured between said occlusion component and said core to enhance a compliance towards body portion.
A blood pressure cuff comprising a core having elliptical cross-section along wrapping direction towards body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.