Patent ID: 6078828
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A pressure regulating device for regulating a pressure applied to a hand of a patient to hold a target area to be measured of the patient's hand substantially immovable relative to a measuring probe during a biodata measurement, said device comprising:a support plate, said measuring probe being mounted on the support plate with a portion thereof protruding a slight distance outwardly from one surface of the support plate, said support plate adapted to support the patient's hand thereon with the target area overlaying the portion of the measuring probe during the biodata measurement;a pressure gauge adapted to be placed on a portion of the patient's hand opposite to the target area during a biodata measurement; andan adjustable pressure applicator for applying the pressure to the patient's hand through the pressure gauge to urge the patient's hand towards the support plate with the target area consequently held in contact under a predetermined pressure with that portion of the measuring probe, said pressure gauge providing an indication of a contact pressure applied between the target area of the patient's hand and that portion of the measuring probe.