BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF APPARATUS AND SYSTEM

• US 20090326394A1
• Filed: 06/25/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: CLEMMONS, JOHN, FRIEDMAN, BRUCE ARNOLD
• Application Number:
  US12/145,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326394A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/499
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132

Abstract

A pressure cuff is disclosed herein. The pressure cuff includes a sleeve and a cuff bladder. The cuff bladder defines a bladder length of 9.2+/−2.1 centimeters and a bladder width of 24.6+/−4.2 centimeters. The bladder length and bladder width dimensions provide precise non-invasive blood pressure measurements when the pressure cuff is applied to a forearm having a circumference in the range of 27 to 37 centimeters.

Claims

1. A pressure cuff comprising:

a sleeve; and

a cuff bladder comprising a bladder length of 9.2+/−

2.1 centimeters and a bladder width of 24.6+/−

4.2 centimeters;

wherein the bladder length and bladder width dimensions provide precise non-invasive blood pressure measurements when the pressure cuff is applied to a forearm having a circumference in the range of 27 to 37 centimeters.

2. The pressure cuff of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is generally rectangular.

3. The pressure cuff of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is generally arcuate shaped.

4. The pressure cuff of claim 1, wherein the cuff bladder is generally rectangular.

5. The pressure cuff of claim 1, wherein the cuff bladder is generally arcuate shaped.

6. The pressure cuff of claim 1, wherein the sleeve comprises a hook and loop fastening mechanism.

7. The pressure cuff of claim 1, wherein the sleeve comprises two or more layers that are generally impermeable to air and are fused together in a manner adapted to form the cuff bladder.

8. The pressure cuff of claim 1, wherein the cuff bladder is retained by the sleeve.

9. A pressure cuff comprising:

a sleeve; and

a cuff bladder comprising a width ratio range of 0.25 to 0.34 and a length ratio range of 0.66 to 0.91;

wherein the bladder length ratio range and bladder width ratio range provide optimal non-invasive blood pressure measurement precision when the pressure cuff is applied to a patient'"'"'s forearm.

10. The pressure cuff of claim 9, wherein said cuff bladder comprises a bladder length of 9.2+/−

2.1 centimeters and a bladder width of 24.6+/−

4.2 centimeters

11. The pressure cuff of claim 9, wherein the sleeve is generally rectangular.

12. The pressure cuff of claim 9, wherein the sleeve is generally arcuate shaped.

13. The pressure cuff of claim 9, wherein the cuff bladder is generally rectangular.

14. The pressure cuff of claim 9, wherein the cuff bladder is generally arcuate shaped.

15. The pressure cuff of claim 9, wherein the sleeve comprises two or more layers that are generally impermeable to air and are fused together in a manner adapted to form the cuff bladder.

16. A system comprising:

a blood pressure monitor; and

a pressure cuff pneumatically coupled with the blood pressure monitor, said pressure cuff comprising;

a sleeve; and

a cuff bladder retained by the sleeve, said cuff bladder comprising

a bladder length of 9.2+/−

2.1 centimeters and a bladder width of 24.6+/−

4.2 centimeters;

wherein the bladder length and bladder width dimensions provide precise non-invasive blood pressure measurements when the pressure cuff is applied to a forearm having a circumference in the range of 27 to 37 centimeters.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the sleeve is generally rectangular.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the sleeve is generally arcuate shaped.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the cuff bladder is generally rectangular.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the cuff bladder is generally arcuate shaped.