Apparatus and a method for non-invasive measurement of the arterial blood pressure
First Claim
1. An apparatus for non-invasive measurement of the arterial blood pressure at the human wrist comprisinga cuff having a shape adapted to be placed in a predetermined position around the wrist, and a blood pressure monitor for calculating and displaying blood pressure valves, said cuff having an ulnar measuring surface area adapted to be applied over the ulnar artery of the wrist and a radial measuring surface area adapted to be applied over the radial artery of the wrist, said cuff comprising a first bladder arranged in said ulnar measuring surface area and a second bladder arranged in said radial measuring surface area, each of said first and second measuring bladders having an angular extension and being disposed within the cuff in such a way that it lies within only one of said ulnar and radial measuring surface areas, and said first and said second measuring bladders being connected to said blood pressure monitor in such a way that the signals of said first and said second bladder may be treated separately in said blood pressure meter.
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Abstract
An apparatus (21) which measures the arterial blood pressure at the human wrist (1) is provided with a cuff (22) having a shape adapted to be placed in a predetermined position around the wrist (1). The cuff (22) has one or two inflatable measuring bladders (23a, 23b). The bladders (23a, 23b) are arranged and have a size in such a way that each bladder (23a, 23b) covers only one of either the radial (2) and the ulnar (3) artery.
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8 Claims
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1. An apparatus for non-invasive measurement of the arterial blood pressure at the human wrist comprising
a cuff having a shape adapted to be placed in a predetermined position around the wrist, and a blood pressure monitor for calculating and displaying blood pressure valves, said cuff having an ulnar measuring surface area adapted to be applied over the ulnar artery of the wrist and a radial measuring surface area adapted to be applied over the radial artery of the wrist, said cuff comprising a first bladder arranged in said ulnar measuring surface area and a second bladder arranged in said radial measuring surface area, each of said first and second measuring bladders having an angular extension and being disposed within the cuff in such a way that it lies within only one of said ulnar and radial measuring surface areas, and said first and said second measuring bladders being connected to said blood pressure monitor in such a way that the signals of said first and said second bladder may be treated separately in said blood pressure meter.
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8. A method for non-invasively measuring the arterial blood pressure at the human wrist said method comprising steps of:
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generating a first measuring signal with a first inflatable bladder arranged in a radial measuring surface covering the radial artery of the wrist, generating a second measuring signal with a second bladder arranged in an ulnar measuring surface covering the ulnar artery of the wrist, calculating the blood pressure on the basis of said first and said second signal in a calculating unit.
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