Protective cover for blood-pressure cuffs

• US 5,228,448 A
• Filed: 09/03/1991
• Issued: 07/20/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Timothy N. Byrd
• Original Assignee: Timothy N. Byrd
• Inventors: Byrd, Timothy N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Green, Randall
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLSE, DAVID H
• Application Number:
  US07/753,939
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: 128/384, 128/855, 128/881, 128/672, 128/677, 128/686, 2/60, 206/303, 606/202, 606/203, 606/201, 606/204
• US Class Current: 600/490
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/135 inflatable for measuring blood pressure A61B5/022; inflatable pressure pads A61F5/34
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/247 Hygienic covers, i.e. for covering the sensor or apparatus during use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/10 specially adapted for instruments, e.g. microscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/00 Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers drapes specially adapted for instruments A61B46/10

Abstract

A protective cover (16) for covering a blood-pressure cuff (10) comprises a flexible sheet defining an elongated bottom band (24), an elongated top band (30), and an intermediate portion (38) interconnecting the bottom and top bands. The bottom and top bands have widths which are substantially greater than a width of the blood-pressure cuff. A length of the bottom band is greater than a distance about an appendage (14) about which the blood-pressure cuff is to be wrapped and a length of the top band is greater than a distance about an outer surface of the blood-pressure cuff when it is wrapped about the appendage. The sheet is two-ply, having an exterior layer (18) of soft absorbent material and an interior layer (20) of more liquid impervious material. The bottom band is wrapped about the appendage, the blood-pressure cuff is wrapped about the bottom portion, and the top band is pivoted relative to the bottom band at the intermediate portion over the blood-pressure cuff and wrapped thereabout.

Claims

1. A method of applying a blood-pressure cuff and a protective flexible-sheet cover for covering the blood-pressure cuff to an appendage, said method comprising the steps of:

wrapping a bottom portion of said protective cover about the appendage, said bottom portion forming a band completely about said appendage which is wider than a width of said blood-pressure cuff;

wrapping said blood-pressure cuff about said bottom portion, with side edges of said blood-pressure cuff being substantially inwardly spaced from side edges of said bottom portion;

pivoting a top portion of said protective cover over said blood-pressure cuff at an intermediate portion of said protective cover and wrapping said top portion about said appendage and said wrapped blood-pressure cuff, said top portion forming a band about said appendage and said blood-pressure cuff which is substantially wider than the width of said blood-pressure cuff with side edges thereof extending beyond side edges of said blood-pressure cuff.

2. A method as in claim 1 wherein said intermediate portion has a length which is substantially less than the lengths of either said bottom or top bands.

3. A method as in claim 2 wherein said intermediate portion has a length which is substantially less than a distance about the appendage.