Patent ID: 7316652
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for measuring blood pressure, comprising a generally tubular constrictable sleeve or cuff for a limb of a person, a source for fluid pressure, a detector for providing measurements of slowly varying static pressures in said sleeve or cuff, and microphone means adapted for being arranged, in use, in proximity to an artery, wherein the cuff is at least partly enclosed in two essentially concave shell parts displaying a stiffness in an axial direction, said shell parts being openable against a restoring force, wherein the microphone means comprises a linear array of microphone elements disposed on a joint support which emulates a universal joint in one shell part essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of such shell part and near the lower end; and wherein an inelastic strap attached to one shell part is provided to close a gap between the shell parts.