US4471646A
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Blood pressure cuff calibration system
Assignee: Griswold Machine and Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1982-09-03
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Granted: 1984-09-18
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Expires: 2002-09-03
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for measuring the pressure-transmitting characteristics of a blood pressure cuff in terms of delivered cuff pressure. It consists of a somewhat flexible cylindrical supporting tube containing a non-compressible liquid, connected to a pressure transducer. The cuff is wrapped around the tube, and the remaining exposed area of the tube is covered by a rigid cylindrical tube to prevent bulging of the supporting tube when cuff pressure is applied thereto. The cuff is pressurized while simultaneously recording its pressure and the transducer detected pressure. The resulting X-Y curve is compared with one taken of the supporting tube alone.
Inventors
- 👤 Elijah C. Walker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/02; A61B5/021; A61B5/02141; A61B5/0215; A61B5/02156; A61B5/022; A61B5/02233; G; G01; G01L; G01L27/00; G01L27/002; G01L27/005; G01L27/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
An apparatus for measuring the pressure-transmitting characteristics of a blood pressure cuff comprising a flexible hollow support for a wrapped cuff, substantially non-compressible fluid filling said support, means for applying a known value of fluid pressure to a cuff wrapped on said support, and means for measuring the resultant pressure transmitted by the cuff to the non-compressible fluid.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
58 words
An apparatus for measuring the pressure-transmitting characteristics of a blood pressure cuff comprising a flexible hollow support for a wrapped cuff, substantially non-compressible fluid filling said support, means for applying a known value of fluid pressure to a cuff wrapped on said support, and means for measuring the resultant pressure transmitted by the cuff to the non-compressible fluid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 1, and wherein said means for measuring the transmitted pressure comprises a pressure transducer communicatively connected to the non-compressible fluid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 1, and substantially rigid anti-bulge means covering a portion of the support not covered by the wrapped cuff.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 3, and wherein said anti-bulge means comprises a substantially rigid tube closely surrounding the portion of the support not covered by the wrapped cuff.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 1, and means for plotting the measured pressure transmitted by the cuff to the non-compressible fluid against the pressure applied to the cuff, for deriving a pressure calibration curve characteristic of the cuff for a plurality of applied pressures.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 1, and means to derive a pressure response characteristic of the support alone for comparison with the measured pressure transmitted by the cuff to the non-compressible fluid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 6, and wherein the means to derive said pressure characteristic of the support alone comprises a sealed chamber, means to mount the support in said chamber, means to apply a known value of fluid pressure to the interior of said chamber, and means for measuring the resultant pressure transmitted through the support to said non-compressible fluid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 7, and wherein the means to derive said pressure characteristic of the support comprises means to plot the pressures transmitted to said non-compressible fluid against a plurality of known values of fluid pressure applied to the interior of the chamber, whereby to derive a characteristic curve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 1, and wherein said means for measuring the transmitted pressure comprises a first pressure transducer communicatively connected to the non-compressible fluid, and a second pressure transducer communicatively connected to the means for applying fluid pressure to the cuff for measuring the applied pressure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The measuring apparatus of claim 9, and an X-Y recorder, and means connecting the outputs of the first and second pressure transducers respectively to the Y and X inputs of said X-Y recorder.
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