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Cuff of wrist-mount blood pressure monitor

  • US 6,694,821 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2002
  • Issued: 02/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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