Patent ID: 6213953
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An improved blood pressure cuff including in combination:a base support member;a generally cylindrically shaped housing mounted on the base support member and having an internal diameter larger than the external diameter of an arm to be inserted therethrough, the cylindrical housing being open at both ends;a hollow sleeve having a first portion generally overlying and attached to the interior of the cylindrical housing and having a mating second portion overlying the first portion and attached thereto to form a space between the first and second portions;an inflatable bladder located in the space between the first and second portions of said hollow sleeve;an air supply device for supplying air under pressure to the bladder to inflate the bladder, thereby expanding the second portion of the hollow sleeve into the interior space in the cylindrical housing; anda device for removing air from the bladder.