Blood pressure sleeve
First Claim
1. A blood pressure sleeve comprising:
- a first sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a second sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface;
said second sheet being attached to said first sheet and defining an inflatable interior portion between the bottom surface of said first sheet and the top surface of said second sheet, said inflatable interior portion including an opening that receives a port fluidly interconnecting the interior of said inflatable portion with the exterior of said sleeve,said first sheet including an axial extension having a slotted portion aligned with said port such that said port can be fitted within said slotted portion when said sleeve is circumferentially wrapped about the limb of a patient wherein the top surface of said first sheet is defined by a non-woven surface and the bottom surface is defined by a fluid impermeable surface, and in which at least one of said non-woven and fluid impermeable surfaces of at least a portion of said first sheet is treated to reduce frictional effects between contacting top and bottom surfaces of said first sheet in a wrapped configuration wherein at least a portion of one of the contacting top and bottom surfaces of the first sheet is treated such that at least one of the coefficient of static friction and the coefficient of dynamic friction between the top and bottom surfaces is increased from an untreated level.
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Abstract
A blood pressure sleeve includes a first sheet having a top side and a bottom side and a second sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. The second sheet is attached to the first sheet and defines an inflatable portion, the first and second sheets each having a fluid impermeable surface. The inflatable portion includes an opening sized for receiving a port that interconnects the exterior of the sleeve with the interior of the inflatable portion and in which the first sheet includes a slotted portion opposite the port and aligned therewith to receive the port when the sleeve is wrapped about the limb of a patient, and in which at least a portion of the wrapped cuff is treated to reduce frictional effects.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. A blood pressure sleeve comprising:
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a first sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface; a second sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface; said second sheet being attached to said first sheet and defining an inflatable interior portion between the bottom surface of said first sheet and the top surface of said second sheet, said inflatable interior portion including an opening that receives a port fluidly interconnecting the interior of said inflatable portion with the exterior of said sleeve, said first sheet including an axial extension having a slotted portion aligned with said port such that said port can be fitted within said slotted portion when said sleeve is circumferentially wrapped about the limb of a patient wherein the top surface of said first sheet is defined by a non-woven surface and the bottom surface is defined by a fluid impermeable surface, and in which at least one of said non-woven and fluid impermeable surfaces of at least a portion of said first sheet is treated to reduce frictional effects between contacting top and bottom surfaces of said first sheet in a wrapped configuration wherein at least a portion of one of the contacting top and bottom surfaces of the first sheet is treated such that at least one of the coefficient of static friction and the coefficient of dynamic friction between the top and bottom surfaces is increased from an untreated level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a blood pressure sleeve, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first sheet having a top non-woven surface and a bottom fluid impermeable surface; disposing a second sheet relative to said first sheet, said second sheet having a top fluid impermeable surface and a bottom surface; attaching said first sheet to said second sheet in overlaying relation to create an interior inflatable portion; providing an opening in said inflatable portion; disposing a port in said opening interconnecting the exterior of said cuff with the interior of said inflatable portion; providing a slotted portion along an axial portion of said first sheet extending from inflatable portion, said slotted portion being aligned with said port such that the port can be fitted within the slotted portion when the sleeve is wrapped about the limb of a patient; and treating one of the top non-woven surface and the bottom fluid impermeable surface of said first sheet to reduce frictional effects when said axial portion of said first sheet is caused to be wrapped about the limb of a patient and in which a portion of one of the top non-woven and bottom fluid impermeable surfaces of the first sheet is treated such that at least one of a defined coefficient of static friction and a defined coefficient of dynamic friction between contacting top and bottom surfaces of the wrapped first sheet is increased from an untreated level. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A blood pressure sleeve made by the process comprising the steps of:
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providing a first sheet having a top non-woven surface and a bottom fluid impermeable surface; disposing a second sheet relative to said first sheet, said second sheet having a top fluid impermeable surface and a bottom surface; attaching said first sheet to said second sheet in overlaying relation to create an interior inflatable portion; providing an opening in said inflatable portion; disposing a port in said opening interconnecting the exterior of said cuff with the interior of said inflatable portion; providing a slotted portion along an axial portion of said first sheet extending from inflatable portion, said slotted portion being aligned with said port such that the port can be fitted within the slotted portion when the sleeve is wrapped about the limb of a patient; and treating one of the top non-woven surface and the bottom fluid impermeable surface of said first sheet to reduce frictional effects when said axial portion of said first sheet is caused to be wrapped about the limb of a patient and in which a portion of one of the top non-woven and bottom fluid impermeable surfaces of the first sheet is treated such that at least one of a defined coefficient of static friction and a defined coefficient of dynamic friction between contacting top and bottom surfaces of the wrapped first sheet is increased from an untreated level. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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