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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4667672 | Pressure cuff A substantially tubular cuff adapted to enclose a part of the body and apply pressure thereto, in order to achieve and maintain, in a circumferential region of the enclosed part of the body, a fluid-and gas-depleted field and/or in order to comprise a sup... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4627440 | Sphygmomanometric cuff pressurizing system An inflatable, deflatable cuff, worn by the subject, is coupled to an air reservoir which is at a predetermined pressure which is above systolic pressure. The pressure head is established by a pump mechanism preferably located within the reservoir. When t... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4587974 | Linear pressurizing and depressurizing device Devices for and methods of pressurizing or depressurizing a particular pressurizable container or housing in a substantially linear, fixed manner independent of the pressurized volume of the container are disclosed herein. These devices are especially sui... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4552153 | Pressure gauge A blood pressure measuring device including a housing, a rubber bulb connected to the housing for providing fluid under pressure to a cuff and a gauge on the housing for indicating the pressure of the fluid in the cuff. In the housing there is a piston an... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4497323 | Exhaust valve having a constant bleed rate Disclosed is an exhaust valve having an approximately constant rate of pressure loss per unit time which is particularly useful with an automatic sphygmomanometer. A pair of abutting plates are provided in a fluid flow path. The plates are pressurized int... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4418699 | Twin gauge and twin needle sphygmomanometers A twin gauge and a twin needle sphygmomanometer. In the twin gauge embodiment separate systolic and diastolic gauges are provided. Both gauges are synchronized during initial pressurization of a pressure cuff and during the first portion of cuff depressur... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4417586 | Blood pressure measuring device A noninvasive blood pressure measuring device includes display means which may be digital readouts, a sphygmomanometer or other similar means, a compression cuff, a first flexible tube, a second flexible tube, an air leak valve and monitoring, control and... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4416287 | Discharge valve for a blood pressure measuring device or the like A discharge valve for a blood pressure measuring device or the like, comprising a valve casing the interior of which is in fluid communication with an inflatable cuff and a pressure measuring device (gauge) and an air outlet leading to a flat valve seat l... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4413631 | Sphygmomanometer construction The present invention relates to a sphygmomanometer construction which comprises an inflatable cuff. The cuff is adapted to encircle the human limb. Connected to the cuff is a means for inflating the cuff. A manually operable release valve is connected to... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4290434 | Blood pressure measuring device A noninvasive blood pressure measuring device includes display means which may be digital readouts, a sphygmomanometer or other similar means, a compression cuff, a first flexible tube, a second flexible tube, an air leak valve and monitoring, control and... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4248241 | Patient monitoring apparatus A patient monitoring apparatus employs transmitter and receiver units. The transmitter unit is typically mounted on the patient and is equipped with an inflatable blood pressure cuff having an associated acoustic stethoscope pickup piece for detecting the... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4248242 | Occlusive sphygmomanometer for the measuring of the arterial blood pressure An occlusive sphygomomanometer provides a single control button which allows a simultaneous modification of the rate of evacuation of air admitted into an air chamber for occlusion of an artery and the switching on and off of power to an electronic circui... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4243201 | Deflation valve for blood pressure measuring device A dual-function deflation valve for hand-held blood pressure measuring devices with a finger-depressible valve actuating lever which has a detent mechanism capable of retaining the lever in the fully open valve position, for a quick release of residual ai... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4210154 | Sleeve with armband A sleeve working in connection with electronic sphygmomanometers is provided with two separate inflatable pressure chambers of different size, which may be connected selectively to a suitable pressure source. A switch-over device is provided in the line t... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4200259 | Pressure relief valve for blood pressure measuring instrument A pressure relief valve for a blood pressure measuring instrument which is provided with a discharge mechanism for selectively discharging a small or large amount of compressed air. The discharge mechanism of simple structure is constituted from a small n... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4198031 | Automatic air deflation regulator for use in an instrument for measuring blood pressure An automatic air deflation valve is provided for use with a sphygmomanometer type blood pressure measuring instrument. The valve comprises a housing having an air flow channel extending through the longitudinal extent thereof and at least one air deflatio... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4146018 | Fluid pressure measuring or testing system and bleed regulation thereof according to schedule A sphygmomanometer system having a cuff, etc, and including both a regulator valve which normally bleeds the cuff pressure down at a substantially constant slow rate, and an exhaust valve which is operable to provide three rates of bleed, to wit nil, fast... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4142518 | Sphygmomanometer pressure releasing means A sphygmomanometer pressure release means, i.e. a means for releasing the pressure in the pneumatic cuff thereof by simple bending pressure applied to the tubing extending from the "squeeze" bulb to the pneumatic cuff and at a point along the tubing adjac... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4116217 | Deflation valve for blood pressure measuring devices A deflation valve for blood pressure measuring devices having a valve body with a threaded extension surrounded by concentric outlet grooves for slow-deflation and dumping purposes, respectively, in an outwardly facing flat valve seat covered by a flexibl... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4098291 | Pressure relief valve A pressure relief valve of the type primarily designed to regulate the flow of fluid generally in the form of air and its rate of flow and capability of being utilized in combination with a sphygmomano-meter assembly whereby flow of fluid from the sphyg h... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4072171 | Pressure control valve for a sphygmomanometer A control valve for a sphygmomanometer comprising a valve housing having at one end a communication opening adapted for communication with an arm cuff and at its other end an air supply opening adapted for communication with an elastic bulb for supplying ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4050311 | Sphygmomanometer A hand held all-visibility (no stethoscope required) blood pressure measuring instrument comprising a manifold, a combination blood pressure and systolic-diastolic points indicating direct reading gauge physically and funtionally connected to the manifold... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4037587 | Valve assembly for a sphygmomanometer An improved air bleed or full air discharge control valve assembly for a sphygmomanometer cuff in which a stem of the valve extends through and, in idle condition of the valve, sealingly engages the central opening of a resilient O-ring and is manipulated... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4013265 | Air evacuation valve for blood pressure measuring device A blood pressure measuring device with a quick-evacuation air valve, where the cone-shaped valve plunger has a bypass channel reaching from the pressureless side to a point on the sealing surface of the plunger which, at the maximum normal opening stroke ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3954099 | Sphygmomanometer A sphygmomanometer in which individual valve mechanisms under control of a series of push buttons are provided to permit release of air from the sphygmomanometer cuff at approximate predetermined rates for proper diagnosis. The valve arrangement includes ... | 05/04/1976 |
