Recyclable or biodegradable blood pressure cuff
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1. A blood pressure cuff comprising:
- a first sheet and a second sheet of a fluid impermeable material, said first sheet being longer than the second sheet;
an inflatable portion made up of the first and second sheets, which are sealed to one another at respective edges, wherein the inflatable portion is defined over a portion of the overall length of the cuff and sized to be wrapped circumferentially about the limb of a patient, wherein the inflatable portion includes an opening in the first sheet that permits the passage of a cylindrical socket that is mounted in fluid sealing relation to the first sheet and fluidly interconnects with an interior of the inflatable portion defined by the first and second sheets, the cylindrical socket extending outwardly and substantially perpendicularly from an outer surface of the inflatable portion within a plane defined by a length and width dimension of the cuff; and
a non-inflatable portion made from a portion of the first sheet extending from the inflatable portion having opposed surfaces and a slotted portion extending through the entire thickness of the non-inflatable portion, in which the inflatable portion is sized to be wrapped about the limb of a patient and the non-inflatable portion is sized to overlap the inflatable portion with the cylindrical socket of the inflatable portion extending through the slotted portion of the non-inflatable portion when the cuff is wrapped, wherein the fit between the cylindrical socket and the slotted portion limits the range of limb circumferences to which the cuff can be wrapped.
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Abstract
A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted.
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1. A blood pressure cuff comprising:
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a first sheet and a second sheet of a fluid impermeable material, said first sheet being longer than the second sheet; an inflatable portion made up of the first and second sheets, which are sealed to one another at respective edges, wherein the inflatable portion is defined over a portion of the overall length of the cuff and sized to be wrapped circumferentially about the limb of a patient, wherein the inflatable portion includes an opening in the first sheet that permits the passage of a cylindrical socket that is mounted in fluid sealing relation to the first sheet and fluidly interconnects with an interior of the inflatable portion defined by the first and second sheets, the cylindrical socket extending outwardly and substantially perpendicularly from an outer surface of the inflatable portion within a plane defined by a length and width dimension of the cuff; and a non-inflatable portion made from a portion of the first sheet extending from the inflatable portion having opposed surfaces and a slotted portion extending through the entire thickness of the non-inflatable portion, in which the inflatable portion is sized to be wrapped about the limb of a patient and the non-inflatable portion is sized to overlap the inflatable portion with the cylindrical socket of the inflatable portion extending through the slotted portion of the non-inflatable portion when the cuff is wrapped, wherein the fit between the cylindrical socket and the slotted portion limits the range of limb circumferences to which the cuff can be wrapped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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