Cuff of wrist-mount blood pressure monitor
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1. A cuff of a blood pressure monitor configured to be mounted on a wrist of a subject, comprising:
- an inflatable bag for pressurizing an artery of the wrist, the inflatable bag receiving a fluid for inflation, the inflatable bag comprising a first inflatable portion and a second inflatable portion, the second inflatable portion being disposed between the first inflatable portion and the wrist, a material used to form the second inflatable portion having a lower elastic coefficient than a material used to form the first inflatable portion; and
a mounting device for mounting the inflatable bag on the wrist, wherein the first and second inflatable portions are configured to expand under application of pressure substantially the same to the first and second inflatable portions.
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Abstract
A cuff of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor capable of oppressing an artery of the wrist securely without having effects of muscle, tendon or bone existing in the wrist area is presented. This cuff 10 of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor comprises a first air bag 14A as a first inflatable portion, and a second air bag 16A as a second inflatable region disposed between the first inflatable portion 14A and the wrist, being made of a material of a higher stretchability than the material for the first air bag 14A.
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1. A cuff of a blood pressure monitor configured to be mounted on a wrist of a subject, comprising:
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an inflatable bag for pressurizing an artery of the wrist, the inflatable bag receiving a fluid for inflation, the inflatable bag comprising a first inflatable portion and a second inflatable portion, the second inflatable portion being disposed between the first inflatable portion and the wrist, a material used to form the second inflatable portion having a lower elastic coefficient than a material used to form the first inflatable portion; and
a mounting device for mounting the inflatable bag on the wrist, wherein the first and second inflatable portions are configured to expand under application of pressure substantially the same to the first and second inflatable portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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