Patent ID: 7780603
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A61B,G01L

Abstract:
1. A blood pressure measurement method, comprising the steps of: providing a cuff including an interior chamber and an exterior surface, wherein a first adapter is substantially disposed within said exterior surface of said cuff, said first adapter including an opening extending into said interior chamber of said cuff to provide direct fluid communication between said exterior surface and said interior chamber; placing said cuff in tactile communication with a patient; releasably connecting a first end of a second adapter to said first adapter such that there is direct fluid communication between said first adapter and said second adapter without intermediate hoses between said first adapter and the first end of said second adapter; selecting one of a plurality of hoses, wherein said plurality of hoses includes (a) at least one hose having a first end, a second end and a single lumen defined therebetween, and (b) at least one hose having a first end, a second end and more than one lumen defined therebetween; releasably connecting said first end of said selected hose to a second end of said second adapter; connecting said second end of said selected hose to at least a first blood pressure measuring device to enable a blood pressure measurement to be performed; disconnecting said second end of said selected hose from said first blood pressure measuring device; and connecting said second end of said selected hose to a second blood pressure measuring device to enable another blood pressure measurement to be performed, said second device being separate and distinct from said first device.