SPHYGMOMANOMETER
First Claim
1. A sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure over a period of at least about 24 hours, comprising:
- a cuff, configured to be, placed against an extremity of the body,a measuring device for determining blood pressure,a control device for automatically activating said measuring device at specified predetermined time intervals,a memory device for storing a plurality of blood pressure measurements anda common housing, said measuring device, said control device, and said memory device being provided within said common housing,wherein said sphygmomanometer is portable, andwherein said common housing is disposed on said cuff.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure over a long period of time, especially over 24 hours, with a cuff which can be placed against an extremity of the body, a measuring device for determining blood pressure data, a control device for activating automatically the measuring device at specified time intervals, as well as a memory device for storing the blood pressure data determined in different measurements. Pursuant to the invention, the sphygmomanometer is novel owing to the fact that it is constructed as a portable instrument, for which the measuring device, a control device and the memory are part of the body of the device, which is fastened at the cuff.
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19 Claims
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1. A sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure over a period of at least about 24 hours, comprising:
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a cuff, configured to be, placed against an extremity of the body, a measuring device for determining blood pressure, a control device for automatically activating said measuring device at specified predetermined time intervals, a memory device for storing a plurality of blood pressure measurements and a common housing, said measuring device, said control device, and said memory device being provided within said common housing, wherein said sphygmomanometer is portable, and wherein said common housing is disposed on said cuff. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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2. The sphygmomanometer of claim I wherein said extremity is a wrist.
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