User releasable and adjustable blood pressure cuff and method

A pneumatic blood pressure cuff apparatus for blood pressure measurements, comprising:

• an elongated flexible band of predetermined length adapted to be inflated, the length having a first and a second end;
• a cuff housing attached to a first end of the elongated flexible band;
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• a cuff retainer connected to the second end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff retainer including a latching mechanism, and the cuff housing including a receiver adapted to latchably engage the latching mechanism, the latching mechanism having an actuator connected to the latching mechanism to releasably latch the cuff housing, and wherein the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a first circumferential length when the cuff retainer is in a latched state, and the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a second circumferential length when in the unlatched state, the second circumferential length being greater than the first circumferential length.

A pneumatic blood pressure cuff apparatus for blood pressure measurements, comprising:

• an elongated flexible band of predetermined length adapted to be inflated, the length having a first and a second end;
• a cuff housing attached to a first end of the elongated flexible band;
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• a cuff retainer connected to the second end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff retainer being releasably latchable and slidably connected to the cuff housing, wherein the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a first circumferential length when the cuff retainer is in a latched state, and the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a second circumferential length when in the unlatched state, the second circumferential length being greater than the first circumferential length, and further wherein the cuff retainer and the cuff housing are slidably connected by at least one linear guide track adapted to permit translation of the cuff retainer relative to the cuff housing when the cuff retainer is in the unlatched state.

A pneumatic blood pressure cuff apparatus for blood pressure measurements, comprising:

• an elongated flexible band of predetermined width and length, the length having a first and a second end, the elongated flexible band having at least one air impermeable compartment adapted to be inflated;
• a cuff housing with a first side and a second side, the first side being rotatably mounted to a mounting surface and capable of a first rotation about a first axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface, and a second side which is hingeably connected to the first side and capable of a second rotation about a second axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to said first axis, wherein the first and second rotations allow the apparatus to be ergonomically adjusted to a limb of a test subject;
• a cuff retainer releasably connected to the second side of the cuff housing and having a latched state and a released state, the cuff retainer being attached to the second end of the elongated flexible band to form a loop with a first circumferential length for snugly receiving a limb when the cuff retainer is in the latched state and forming a loop with a second circumferential length which is larger than the first when the cuff retainer is in the released state;
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• a cuff release connected to the cuff retainer to select the latched state and the released state.

A pneumatic blood pressure cuff apparatus for blood pressure measurements, comprising:

• an elongated flexible band of predetermined length adapted to be inflated, the length having a first and a second end;
• a cuff housing attached to a first end of the elongated flexible band;
• and
• a cuff retainer connected to the second end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff retainer being releasably latchable to the cuff housing, wherein the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a first circumferential length when the cuff retainer is in a latched state, and the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a second circumferential length when in the unlatched state, the second circumferential length being greater than the first circumferential length, the cuff housing further including a top surface with at least one support rod attached to the top surface and projecting away from the cuff housing in a substantially perpendicular direction, and the cuff retainer is further comprised of a bottom surface with at least one linear bearing adapted to receive the at least one support rod, the at least one support rod and the at least one linear bearing forming a slidable connection permitting the cuff retainer to translate away from the cuff housing when the cuff retainer is in the unlatched state.

A pneumatic blood pressure cuff apparatus for blood pressure measurements, comprising:

• an elongated flexible band of predetermined length adapted to be inflated, the length having a first and a second end;
• a cuff housing attached to a first end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff housing further including a top surface;
• and
• a cuff retainer connected to the second end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff retainer being releasably latchable and slidably connected to the cuff housing, wherein the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a first circumferential length when the cuff retainer is in a latched state, and the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a second circumferential length when in the unlatched state, the second circumferential length being greater than the first circumferential length, and further wherein the cuff retainer and the cuff housing are slidably connected by at least one linear guide track adapted to permit translation of the cuff retainer relative to the cuff housing when the cuff retainer is in the unlatched state, the at least one linear guide track being attached to the top surface of the cuff housing.

A pneumatic blood pressure cuff apparatus for blood pressure measurements, comprising:

• an elongated flexible band of predetermined length adapted to be inflated, the length having a first and a second end;
• a cuff housing attached to a first end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff housing further including a front surface;
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• a cuff retainer connected to the second end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff retainer being releasably latchable and slidably connected to the cuff housing, wherein the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a first circumferential length when the cuff retainer is in a latched state, and the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a second circumferential length when in the unlatched state, the second circumferential length being greater than the first circumferential length, and further wherein the cuff retainer and the cuff housing are slidably connected by at least one linear guide track adapted to permit translation of the cuff retainer relative to the cuff housing when the cuff retainer is in the unlatched state, the at least one linear guide track being attached to the front surface of the cuff housing.

A pneumatic blood pressure cuff apparatus for blood pressure measurements, comprising:

• an elongated flexible band of predetermined length adapted to be inflated, the length having a first and a second end;
• a cuff housing attached to a first end of the elongated flexible band;
• and
• a cuff retainer connected to the second end of the elongated flexible band, the cuff retainer being releasably latchable to the cuff housing, wherein the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a first circumferential length when the cuff retainer is in a latched state, and the elongated flexible band forms a loop with a second circumferential length when in the unlatched state, the second circumferential length being greater than the first circumferential length, the cuff retainer further including a bottom surface with at least one support rod attached to the bottom surface and projecting away from the cuff retainer in a substantially perpendicular direction, and the cuff housing is further comprised of a top surface with at least one linear bearing adapted to receive the at least one support rod, the at least one support rod and the at least one linear bearing forming a slidable connection permitting the cuff retainer to translate away from the cuff housing when the cuff retainer is in the unlatched state.