Bladderless blood pressure cuff
First Claim
1. An inflatable blood pressure cuff comprising:
- a pair of flexible gas-impermeable sheets, each of said sheets having an inner and an outer side, wherein said inner sides are placed in contact and the edges of said sheets are fused along a periphery thereof to form an interior chamber;
at least one hook fastener portion disposed on one outer side of one of said sheets and at least one loop portion disposed on an outer side of the other of said sheets; and
conduit means attached to one of said flexible sheets for connecting to a source of pressurized fluid for allowing inflation and deflation of said interior chamber, wherein said sheets are fused together by RF welding along a perimeter of one outer side of one of said sheets,and further wherein said at least one hook fastener portion, said at least one loop portion, and said conduit means are each RF welded to an outer side of one of said sheets.
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Abstract
A blood pressure cuff having a pair of flexible gas-impermeable sheets wherein each of the sheets has an inner and an outer side and wherein the inner sides are placed in contact and the edges of the sheets are fused along a periphery thereof to form an interior chamber. At least one hook fastener portion is disposed on one outer side of one of the sheets and at least one loop portion is disposed on an outer side of the other of the sheets. A conduit means is attached to one of the flexible sheets for connecting to a source of pressurized fluid for allowing inflation and deflation of the interior chamber. The sheets are fused together by RF welding along a perimeter of one outer side of one of the sheets. The hook fastener portion, the loop portion, and the conduit means are each RF welded to an outer side of one of said sheets.
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10 Claims
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1. An inflatable blood pressure cuff comprising:
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a pair of flexible gas-impermeable sheets, each of said sheets having an inner and an outer side, wherein said inner sides are placed in contact and the edges of said sheets are fused along a periphery thereof to form an interior chamber; at least one hook fastener portion disposed on one outer side of one of said sheets and at least one loop portion disposed on an outer side of the other of said sheets; and conduit means attached to one of said flexible sheets for connecting to a source of pressurized fluid for allowing inflation and deflation of said interior chamber, wherein said sheets are fused together by RF welding along a perimeter of one outer side of one of said sheets, and further wherein said at least one hook fastener portion, said at least one loop portion, and said conduit means are each RF welded to an outer side of one of said sheets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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