Compression device for living being

• US 6,565,524 B1
• Filed: 09/27/2000
• Issued: 05/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Limited (Omron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Tanaka, Takahide, Sato, Hironori, Kato, Hiroyuki, Sano, Yoshihiko, Itonaga, Kazunobu
• Primary Examiner(s): Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hamilton, Lalita M.
• Application Number:
  US09/669,851
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 602/5, 602/75, 600/479, 600/485, 600/490, 600/493-7, 600/499, 600/500, 606/202
• US Class Current: 602/75
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132

Abstract

There is provided a compression device for living being, simply structured and capable of fitting a site to be measured of any size. The compression device includes an elastic plate formed in one piece and elastically holding a predetermined curvature, provided for preventing a fluid bag from expanding outwards. The elastic plate includes a first curvature substantially matching a lateral cross section of a thin site to be measured, a second curvature and a connection connecting the first and second curvatures together. The connection allows the second curvature to be arranged outwardly of a virtual extension of the first curvature substantially matching the lateral cross section of the thin site to be measured. The second curvature extends inwardly of a virtual extension of the connection extending toward the second curvature.

Claims

1. A compression device for living being, comprising a fluid bag internal to said compression device, expanding and contracting when said fluid bag receives and discharges fluid, respectively, and an elastic plate formed in one piece and provided internal to said compression device, arranged outwardly of said fluid bag to prevent said fluid bag from expanding outwards, and also elastically holding a predetermined curvature, said elastic plate including a first curvature substantially matching a lateral cross section of a thin site to be measured, a second curvature and a connection connecting said first and second curvatures together, said connection allowing said second curvature to be arranged outwardly of a virtual extension of said first curvature substantially matching the lateral cross section of said thin site to be measured, said second curvature extending inwardly of a virtual extension of said connection extending toward said second curvature, wherein said connection is an arcuate connection having a curvature concave outward.

2. The compression device of claim 1, wherein said second curvature is more distant inward from the virtual extension of said connection as said second curvature extends farther away from said connection.

3. The compression device of claim 1, wherein when applied on a thick site to be measured said second curvature has a portion in contact with the thick site to be measured by at least a predetermined length to prevent said second curvature from having an end ingrowing into the thick site to be measured.

4. The compression device of claim 1, wherein said first curvature has a connection segment attached to said connection connecting said first and second curvatures together, said first curvature has an end segment opposite said connection segment on said first curvature, and said first curvature has a center segment positioned between said connection segment and said end segment.

5. The compression device of claim 4, wherein a first portion of said first curvature between said connection segment and said center segment cooperate with a second portion of said first curvature between said end segment and said center segment to elastically deform to clamp a thin site to measured.

6. The compression device of claim 4, wherein when said compression device is attached to a thick site to be measured:

said first curvature elastically deforms to widen an angle formed by said first portion and said second portion;

said connection has two portions, a first connection portion and a second connection portion, wherein said second curvature is connected to said second connection portion of said connection;

said second curvature contacts said thick site to be measured, wherein said second curvature deforms to widen an angle between said first connection, and said second connection portion exerts a force in a direction toward said thick site to be measured.

7. A compression device for living being, comprising a fluid bag internal to said compression device, expanding and contracting when said fluid bag receives and discharges fluid, respectively, and an elastic plate formed in one piece and provided internal to said compression device, arranged outwardly of said fluid bag to prevent said fluid bag from expanding outwards, and also elastically holding a predetermined curvature, said elastic plate including a first curvature substantially matching a lateral cross section of a thin site to be measured, a second curvature and a connection connecting said first and second curvatures together, when applied on a thick site to be measured said second curvature extending along a surface of the thick site to be measured and cooperating with said first curvature to create force to hold the thick site to be measured, wherein said connection is an arcuate connection having a curvature concave outward.

8. A compression device for a living being, comprising:

a fluid bag internal to said compression device, wherein said fluid bag expands and contracts when said fluid bag receives and discharges fluid respectively;

a one piece elastic plate positioned internal to said compression device and outwardly of said fluid bag, wherein said elastic plate prevents said fluid bag from expanding outward and said elastic plate elastically holds a predetermined shape;

said predetermined shape includes a first curvature substantially matching a lateral cross section of a first site to be measured, a second curvature, and a connection connecting said first and second curvatures together, wherein said connection is an arcuate connection having a curvature concave outward.

9. The compression device of claim 8, wherein said first curvature is arranged along at least half of an entire circumference of the lateral cross section of said thin site to be measured.

10. The compression device of claim 8, wherein said first curvature is arranged along at least 70% of an entire circumference of the lateral cross section of said thin site to be measured.

11. The compression device of claim 8, wherein said first curvature includes both ends clamping said site to be measured and a center located between said both ends and larger in thickness than said both ends.

12. The compression device of claim 8, wherein when applied on a thick site to be measured said second curvature has a portion of at least a predetermined length exerting force directed from a surface of the thick site to be measured toward a center of the thick site to be measured as seen in lateral cross section.