Blood pressure measuring unit

• US 4,896,676 A
• Filed: 10/27/1988
• Issued: 01/30/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SIG Technology AG (SIG Group AG)
• Original Assignee: SIG Technology AG (SIG Group AG)
• Inventors: Sasaki, Kitoh
• Primary Examiner(s): Jaworski, Francis
• Application Number:
  US07/263,989
• Time in Patent Office: 460 Days
• Field of Search: 128/637-640, 128/677-683
• US Class Current: 600/494
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02241 of small dimensions, e.g. adapted to fingers

Abstract

Disclosed is a blood pressure measuring unit comprising a casing having a wrist band to be wound around a user'"'"'s wrist. The casing is installed therein with a digital display device and a blood pressure measuring device, and is provided with an air pressure chamber to which cuffs are fixed in such a manner that the cuffs are communicated with the air pressure chamber. The blood pressure measuring device is composed of a pressure sensor having a pressure sensing portion, an oscillating circuit, and a processor, the pressure sensing portion being slightly allowed to project into the air pressure chamber, and the processor being electrically connected to the digital display device.

Claims

1. A blood pressure measuring unit of the type which can be worn about the wrist of a user, comprising:

a display device including a digital time displaying watch device;

wrist band means for fitting about the wrist of a user;

casing means secured to said wrist band means for holding at least said display device;

an air pressure chamber secured to said casing means for holding air at a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure;

means for supplying compressed air to said pressure chamber;

cuff means for contacting the wrist of a user, formed of resilient material and in communication with said air pressure chamber, said cuff means having a first substantially flat outer surface in contact with an inside surface of said wrist band means, and an inner surface adapted to contact the wrist of a user;

means for sensing the pressure within said air pressure chamber by using an electrostatic variable capacitor formed of flat sheets of capacitive material; and

means responsive to said pressure sensing means for calculating the blood pressure of a user, and for supplying such information to said display means so that it may be displayed.

2. A blood pressure measuring unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said air pressure chamber is formed with openings at both ends thereof, to which said cuff means is connected so as to be in communication therewith.

3. A blood pressure measuring unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said air pressure chamber is formed, at a lower end surface thereof, with an opening over which said cuff means is fitted.

4. A blood pressure measuring unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pressure sensing means is an electrostatic variable capacitor.

5. A blood pressure measuring unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air pressure chamber is formed with openings at both ends thereof, to which said cuff means is connected so as to be in communication therewith.

6. A blood pressure measuring unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air pressure chamber is formed with openings at both ends thereof, to which said cuff means is connected so as to be in communication therewith.

7. A blood pressure measuring unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air pressure chamber is formed, at a lower end surface thereof, with an opening over which said cuff means is fitted.

8. A blood pressure measuring unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air pressure chamber is formed, at lower end surface, with an opening over which said cuff means is fitted.