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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4651748 | Method and device for determining state of cardiovascular system A method for determining the state of the cardiovascular system by measuring a quantitative blood supply parameter for each body part being investigated, which corresponds to a sum total of the absolute areas of all positive and negative half-waves of the... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4605010 | Pressurizing cuff A cuff which is useful for accurately, reliably and remotely determining the circumference of a limb which the cuff encircles. The cuff comprises a laminate consisting of a low-impedance conductor that does not vary significantly as a result of bending or... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4593692 | Plethysmograph cuff bladder An inflatable plethysmographic cuff bladder comprising interior members for preventing the trapping of an inflating medium in the bladder when the inflating medium is rapidly evacuated therefrom. The interior members comprise members which project inwardl... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4572205 | Method at blood pressure measurement and a blood pressure cuff for carrying out the method The present invention relates to a blood pressure cuff for measuring slender, normal and thick upper arms as well as thighs. The invention includes a number of sections defining the width of the field acting around the upper arm or thigh at pressure measu... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4549550 | Sphygmomanometer An easy adaptable sphygmomanometer having display means for indication of the user's blood pressure is disclosed herein. The sphygmomanometer comprises a main body having thereon the display means, an arm engageable resilient retainer connected to the und... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4548249 | Protective sleeve for sphygmomanometer cuff An elongated flexible envelope having one open longitudinal margin is provided and is of a length and width to receive the flexible and inflatable strap-type body of a sphygmomanometer therein. One side of one end portion of the envelope includes first wi... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4516576 | Tourniquet strap or band for restricting blood flow, especially for taking blood samples Tourniquet for medical applications, for example, for stanching the blood in veins for taking blood samples, wherein the tourniquet comprises a clamping lock and a strap which is pulled through the clamping lock and wrapped around the arm of a patient. Cl... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4501280 | Automatic identification of cuff size in automated blood pressure monitors Automated blood pressure monitors utilizing a pressurized cuff are adapted automatically to work with a variety of cuff sizes, including neonatal. An acoustical pressure pulse is generated at the monitor, propagated to and through the cuff, and back to a ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4471646 | Blood pressure cuff calibration system An apparatus for measuring the pressure-transmitting characteristics of a blood pressure cuff in terms of delivered cuff pressure. It consists of a somewhat flexible cylindrical supporting tube containing a non-compressible liquid, connected to a pressure... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4465076 | Self-applying accessory for blood pressure cuff A sphygmomanometer comprising a cuff for embracing the arm of a patient having a pair of sections in normally endwise relationship with cooperating fasteners for retaining the cuff in operative position. An accessory in the nature of a cord is mounted upo... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4441504 | Electronic cuff to monitor blood pressure in polygraph instruments This invention relates to an electronic cuff to monitor blood pressure which is non-invasive and non-pneumatic for high fidelity recording for use in polygraph recorders.... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4429699 | Blood pressure measuring equipment There is disclosed blood pressure measuring equipment comprising a sleeve with a chamber inflatable by fluid and a measurement transducer for determining the circumference of an arm to which the sleeve is attached. A pressure sensor is provided to detect ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4429700 | Blood pressure measuring device An inflatable blood pressure cuff is pressurized with a vapor which is produced by heating a fluid which has a boiling point between 290° K. and 340° K. with an electric heating element. The heating element may comprise a PTC resistor which is disposed ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4354503 | Blood pressure cuff A blood pressure cuff for sensing blood pressure in a limb of the body, is adapted to fit a large range of sizes of limbs, and enables the cuff to be secured snugly in place on the limb. The cuff includes an elongated flexible band having an inflatable bl... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4353374 | Blood pressure cuff Blood pressure cuff having a hose-like band and buckle fixed to one end thereof through which the free end of the band is passed to form a loop, said band having a first covering made of a magnetizable sheet material which is adapted to adhere to a corres... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4331155 | Digital cuff apparatus for determining blood pressure without use of a stethoscope A cuff having a casing and an inflatable diaphragm is slipped over a portion of the body of the user, preferably a thumb or finger. The diaphragm is connected by a conduit to a pressure source and to a manometer. A preferred pressure source is as a cylind... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4308871 | Cuff mechanism for blood pressure measuring system A cuff mechanism for use with a blood pressure measuring apparatus which comprises a flexible band, accommodating a cuff within the same wrappable (windable) in a cylindrical roll about an arm of a human body, and an air cylinder as a pulling means for pu... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4300573 | Sphygmomanometer Blood pressure measuring device having an inflatable cuff, a buckle and a sound pickup whose blood-pressure-related signals are either directly recognized and correlated with a pressure readout or processed by an electric circuit and delivered to at least... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4294261 | Logic-controlled occlusive cuff system The occlusive cuff system of this invention comprises a pressure cuff and a source of regulated compressed gas feeding the cuff through an electrically-operated fill valve. An electrically-operated vent valve vents the cuff to the ambient pressure. The fi... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4274424 | Device for automatically winding a blood pressure measuring cuff A device for automatically winding a blood pressure measuring cuff around a part of the human body. The cuff comprises a flexible band having a part fixedly secured to a surrounding member adapted to receive a part of the human body. The flexible band ext... | 06/23/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4211289 | Sleeve with armband A device for use in measuring blood pressure comprises a cuff which is windable around the portion of a body and a clamp fastener for maintaining the cuff in the wound position during use. The fastener has a box shaped outer part and a box shaped inner pa... | 07/08/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4206765 | Cuff mechanism A cuff mechanism, for use in an automatic blood pressure measuring system requiring no user adjustments to such mechanism, includes an elongated flexible cuff band with a resilient spring associated therewith of a predetermined width defining an enlarged ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4202347 | Method and apparatus for determining blood pressure It has been found that most subjects can sense the onset and cessation of the conditions in a blood vessel which give rise to the Korotkoff sounds used in blood pressure determination without use of a stethescope or any transducer and thus adequately read... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4109646 | Automatic blood pressure cuff applicator An arrangement is disclosed for automatically applying to a body member a flexible inflatable cuff of the type used in taking blood pressure measurements. The arrangement includes a rotatable drum supported between a pair of end plates which have openings... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4106499 | Sphygmomanometer cuff A sphygmomanometer cuff adapted to be easily applicable to any limb of a patient by himself. The cuff comprises an elongated flexible double layered fabric strap holding an inflatable pouch with tubes to be connected at the outside of the strap to a sphyg... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4033337 | Self-donned Sphygmomanometer cuff A sphygmomanometer cuff which is adapted to be put on by a patient without assistance. One end of the cuff is formed into a loop by means of elastic bands extending around the loop. When the loop is slipped over a limb, the elastic bands stretch and hold ... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3996928 | Patient vital-signs automated measuring apparatus Automated electronic medical vital-sign measuring and recording system apparatus includes plural transducers and signal processing channels for sequentially multiplexing the monitored patient characterizing physical parameter values onto an output record ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3977393 | Pressure cuff and method of placing it on a limb A pneumatic cuff or sleeve for detecting blood pressure in a limb of a body is provided with a locking assembly which allows the cuff to be easily affixed around the limb without shifting the cuff thereon. The locking assembly utilizes a tab member, forme... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3968788 | Sphygomanometer band and method of self-application thereof The pliant, elongate inflatable band of a sphygomanometer is provided with a pair of elongate tensioning cords each extending from one end of the band to assist a patient in applying the band to an upper portion of his arm without the assistance of anothe... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3935984 | Automatic cuff mechanism for blood pressure measuring system An automatic cuff for use with blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a cylindrical member within which a person may position his arm. A flexible band is positioned circumferentially about the inner wall of the cylinder and connected to a cable exten... | 02/03/1976 |
