Self applied blood pressure cuff
AssigneeSpaceLabs, Inc.
InventorGray E. Ruff
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Abstract
A self applied blood pressure cuff particularly for use with ambulatory blood pressure products and suitable for use on either the left or right limbs of the patient is disclosed. The cuff includes an elongated, flexible band having a body side face and an outward face and a compartment. It further includes an inflatable bladder having a portion adapted to protrude through one of two openings in the band when the bladder is on either the left or right arm. The two openings are located opposite one another on opposite lengthwise edges of the band. First and second indicia placed adjacent the openings on the outward face of the band identify the position of the protruding portion for use on either the left or right arm.
Claims6
A self applied blood pressure cuff adapted to be positioned on an arm of a body comprising:
- an elongated flexible band having first and second ends, a buckle attached to said second end of said band, said band having a body side face intended for engagement with the arm and an outward face joined together with the body side face along lengthwise edges, said band having a compartment therein which is partially open to ambient atmosphere through a pair of openings in said band, each of said openings located opposite one another on opposite lengthwise edges;
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- an inflatable bladder adapted to be removably confined within said compartment, said bladder having a portion protruding out from said compartment through one of said openings, said protruding portion protruding through a first one of said openings when said cuff is to be applied to a left arm and through a second one of said openings when said cuff is to be applied to a right arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.