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Blood pressure monitoring device with inclination sensor

  • US 6,712,769 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2002
  • Issued: 03/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A blood pressure monitoring device, comprising:

  • a housing;

    a display that displays an inclination of the blood pressure monitoring device, the display being attached to the housing;

    a pressure sensor that detects a pressure; and

    an inclination detector that detects the inclination of the blood pressure monitoring device and for transmitting an inclination signal indicative of the inclination, the inclination detector including a moveable positioning element rotatably fixed to the housing;

    a first sensing element fixed to the positioning element, the first sensing element including an arc section having at least one variable property; and

    a second sensing element fixed to the housing, the second sensing element positioned proximate to the arc section of the first sensing element, the first and second sensing elements being in communication with one another;

    wherein the inclination signal is derivable as an absolute signal from the position of the first sensing element relative to the second sensing element.

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