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Wrist mount apparatus for use in blood pressure tonometry

  • US 5,271,405 A
  • Filed: 05/14/1991
  • Issued: 12/21/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wrist mount apparatus for mounting a tissue stress transducer on either wrist of a wearer in operative engagement with the tissue overlying an artery of interest, said artery including a longitudinal axis along its length, said wrist mount apparatus comprising:

  • wrist mount means for grasping a wrist of said wearer in proximity to the said artery of interest,a base portion coupled to said wrist mount means,a transducer platform including means for housing said tissue stress transducer,parallel coupling means including a first end connected to said transducer platform and second end cooperatively engaged to said base portion for moving said transducer platform between first and second positions generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said artery of interest,whereby said wrist mount apparatus is adapted to mount to the right wrist of the wearer, and said parallel coupling means is operative for moving said transducer platform generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said artery into said first position, thereby enabling said transducer platform to place said tissue stress sensor into operative engagement with the tissue overlying an artery of interest in said wearer'"'"'s right wrist, andwhereby said wrist mount apparatus is adapted to mount to the left wrist of the wearer, and said parallel coupling means is operative for moving said transducer platform generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said artery into said second position thereby enabling said transducer platform to place said tissue stress sensor into operative engagement with the tissue overlying an artery of interest in said wearer'"'"'s left wrist,whereby said apparatus is adapted for use on the right or left wrist of the wearer.

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