Blood pressure measuring apparatus
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1. A system to assist in obtaining a blood pressure measurement, said system comprising:
- a cuff adapted to be wrapped about a limb of a patient, said cuff including an interior chamber and an exterior surface; and
an adapter connected to said cuff and including an opening providing direct fluid communication between said exterior surface and said interior chamber, wherein said adapter includes a main body and is made of at least two different materials.
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Abstract
Adaptive attachments used in combination with a blood pressure cuff enable various blood pressure measurements to be taken in a hospital or other setting having various single and/or dual lumen manual or electronic blood pressure measuring equipment with a single, patient-worn cuff.
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1. A system to assist in obtaining a blood pressure measurement, said system comprising:
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a cuff adapted to be wrapped about a limb of a patient, said cuff including an interior chamber and an exterior surface; and
an adapter connected to said cuff and including an opening providing direct fluid communication between said exterior surface and said interior chamber, wherein said adapter includes a main body and is made of at least two different materials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system to enable a plurality of blood pressure measurements to be interchangeably performed, said system comprising:
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a cuff adapted to be wrapped about a limb of a patient, said cuff including an interior chamber and an exterior surface;
a first adapter connected to said cuff and including an opening providing direct fluid communication between said exterior surface and said interior chamber, wherein said first adapter is made of at least two different materials;
a second adapter releasably connected to and in direct fluid communication with said first adapter; and
at least one hose having a first end for connection to said second adapter and a second end for interchangeable individual connection to any of a plurality of blood pressure measuring devices, whereby said plurality of blood pressure measurements can be performed using any of said plurality of blood pressure measurement devices through use of a single cuff. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. A blood pressure measurement cuff adapted to be wrapped about the limb of a patient, said cuff comprising:
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an interior chamber;
an exterior surface; and
an adapter connected to said cuff and including an opening providing direct fluid communication between said exterior surface and said interior chamber, wherein said adapter includes a main body and is made of at least two different materials. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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