SYSTEM FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE FEATURING A BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF COMPRISING SIZE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A system for measuring blood pressure of a patient, said system comprising:
- a blood pressure cuff including a sizing indicator that presents size information about at least one of a size of the blood pressure cuff and a size of a patient'"'"'s arm about which the blood pressure cuff is placed when in use;
a monitor component including an interface through which the size information from the sizing indicator is received;
an inflation system that inflates the blood pressure cuff, said inflation system also including a pressure sensor for generating a pressure signal which is a measure of the pressure applied the patient'"'"'s arm by the inflation system; and
a processor programmed to use the pressure signal from the inflation system and the size information from the blood pressure cuff to determine the patient'"'"'s blood pressure.
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Abstract
A system for measuring blood pressure is described that includes a blood pressure cuff with a sizing indicator. The sizing indicator presents size information indicating either the size of the blood pressure cuff or the size of a patient'"'"'s arm within the blood pressure cuff. The system also includes a monitor featuring a sensing component that senses the size information from the sizing indicator. A pressure-monitoring system, which is coupled to the blood pressure cuff and may be in wireless communication with the monitor, measures a pressure signal from the patient'"'"'s arm. The pressure-monitoring system is coupled to a processor that processes both the pressure signal and the size information to measure the patient'"'"'s blood pressure.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for measuring blood pressure of a patient, said system comprising:
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a blood pressure cuff including a sizing indicator that presents size information about at least one of a size of the blood pressure cuff and a size of a patient'"'"'s arm about which the blood pressure cuff is placed when in use; a monitor component including an interface through which the size information from the sizing indicator is received; an inflation system that inflates the blood pressure cuff, said inflation system also including a pressure sensor for generating a pressure signal which is a measure of the pressure applied the patient'"'"'s arm by the inflation system; and a processor programmed to use the pressure signal from the inflation system and the size information from the blood pressure cuff to determine the patient'"'"'s blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for measuring blood pressure of a patient, said system comprising:
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a blood pressure cuff including a sizing indicator that presents size information about at least one of a size of the blood pressure cuff and a size of a patient'"'"'s arm about which the blood pressure cuff is placed when in use; a monitor component including a first processor and a display device, wherein the first processor is programmed to display a graphical user interface on the display device and through which the size information from the sizing indicator is entered by a user; an inflation system that inflates the blood pressure cuff, said inflation system also including a pressure sensor for generating a pressure signal which is a measure of the pressure applied the patient'"'"'s arm by the inflation system; and a processor programmed to use the pressure signal from the inflation system and the size information from the blood pressure cuff to determine the patient'"'"'s blood pressure.
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20. A system for measuring blood pressure of a patient, said system comprising:
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a blood pressure cuff including a sizing indicator that presents size information about at least one of a size of the blood pressure cuff and a size of a patient'"'"'s arm about which the blood pressure cuff is placed when in use; a monitor component including sensing system for reading the size information from the sizing indicator and also including a wireless transmitter for transmitting the size information; and an inflation system that inflates the blood pressure cuff, said inflation system including a pressure sensor, a wireless receiver, and a processor, said pressure sensor for generating a pressure signal which is a measure of the pressure applied the patient'"'"'s arm by the inflation system, said wireless receiver for receiving the size information transmitted by the transmitter in the monitor component, and said processor programmed to use the pressure signal from the inflation system and the size information from the blood pressure cuff to determine the patient'"'"'s blood pressure.
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