Device for checking blood pressure

• US 3,929,129 A
• Filed: 12/16/1974
• Issued: 12/30/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Rene F. Archambault
• Original Assignee: Rene F. Archambault
• Inventors: Archambault, Rene F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaudet, Richard A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cohen, Lee S.
• Application Number:
  US05/533,297
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 128/2.5C,2.5G,2.5A,2.5M,2.5Q,2.5R,2.5V,327,DIG.20
• US Class Current: 600/490
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02141 Details of apparatus construction, e.g. pump units or housings therefor, cuff pressurising systems, arrangements of fluid conduits or circuits A61B5/02233, A61B5/0235 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132

Abstract

A device for checking blood pressure, comprising an inflatable hollow band adapted to encircle a limb and having pump means connected to said band for inflating said band. A first pressure relief valve is provided on the band and is adapted to relieve pressure at a first predetermined pressure, an on-off valve is associated with the first pressure relief valve for disabling said first pressure relief valve. A second pressure relief valve is associated with the hollow band and set for relieving the pressure of the band at a higher setting than the first pressure relief valve such that, the blood pressure may be checked by actuating said pump means until the pulse of the person being checked is interrupted in said limb or until the first pressure relief valve operates to relieve the pressure, thereafter actuating the on-off valve if the first pressure relief valve has been actuated to disable the pressure relief valve and continuing the application of pressure until the pulse of the individual is interrupted or the second pressure relief valve is actuated indicating a more serious condition of blood pressure.

Claims

1. In a device for checking blood pressure, the combination comprising an inflatable hollow band adapted to encircle a limb, pump means connected to said band for inflating said band, a first pressure relief valve on said band and set to relieve pressure at a first predetermined pressure, on-off valve means associated with said first pressure relief valve for disabling said first pressure relief valve, a second pressure relief valve associated with said hollow band and set for relieving the pressure of said band at a higher setting than said first pressure relief valve such that, the blood pressure may be checked by actuating said pump means until the pulse of the person being checked is interrupted in said limb or until the first pressure relief valve operates to relieve the pressure, thereafter actuating said on-off valve means if said first pressure relief valve has been actuated to disable said first pressure relief valve and continuing the application of pressure until the pulse of the individual is interrupted or the second pressure relief valve is actuated indicating a more serious condition of blood pressure.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said device includes a one-way valve associated with said pump means.

3. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said pump means is manually operable.

4. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said first pressure relief valve is set for relief at 150 lbs. pressure and said second pressure relief valve is set for relief at 190 lbs. pressure.

5. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said on-off valve means comprises an on-off valve associated with said first pressure relief valve.

6. The combination set forth in claim 1 including indicia means associated with each said pressure relief valve to distinguish said pressure relief valves.

7. The combination set forth in claim 6 wherein said indicia means comprises first and second colors.

8. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said band comprises a generally rectangular band comprising spaced layers defining a hollow space therebetween, opposed edges on said band having means thereon for joining said edges to provide the hollow band encircling the limb.

9. In a device for checking blood pressure, the combination comprising an inflatable hollow band adapted to encircle a limb, manually operable pump means connected to said band for inflating said band, a one-way valve associated with said pump means, a first pressure relief valve on said band and set to relieve pressure at a first predetermined pressure, on-off valve means associated with said first pressure relief valve for disabling said first pressure relief valve, a second pressure valve associated with said hollow band and set for relieving the pressure of said band at a higher setting than said first pressure relief valve such that, the blood pressure may be checked by actuating said pump means until the pulse of the person being checked is interrupted in said limb or until the first pressure relief valve operates to relieve the pressure, thereafter actuating said on-off valve means if said first pressure relief valve has been actuated to disable said first pressure relief valve and continuing the application of pressure until the pulse of the individual is interrupted or the second pressure relief valve is actuated indicating a more serious condition of blood pressure.

10. The combination set forth in claim 9 wherein said first pressure relief valve is set for relief at 150 lbs. pressure and said second pressure relief valve is set for relief at 190 lbs. pressure.

11. In a method of checking blood pressure by utilizing an inflatable hollow band adapted to encircle a limb, pump means connected to said band for inflating said band, a first pressure relief valve on said band and set to relieve pressure at a first predetermined pressure, on-off valve means associated with said first pressure relief valve, for disabling said first pressure relief valve, a second pressure relief valve associated with said hollow band and set for relieving the pressure of said band at a higher setting than said first pressure relief valve such that the steps comprise encircling a person'"'"''"'"'s limb with said hollow band, actuating said pump means until the pulse of the person being checked is interrupted in said limb or until the first pressure relief valve operates to relieve the pressure, thereafter actuating said on-off valve means if said first pressure relief valve has been actuated to disable said first pressure relief valve and continuing the aPplication of pressure until the pulse of the individual is interrupted or the second pressure relief valve is actuated indicating a more serious condition of blood pressure.