Patent ID: 8361107
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A sphygmomanometer cuff for measuring the blood pressure by application over a blood vessel, the sphygmomanometer cuff comprising: a cuff structure including an inflatable cuff part for being filled with a fluid for exerting pressure on the blood vessel and a closing device for closing the sphygmomanometer cuff around a body part, wherein said closing device comprises a plurality of individual first side closing strips on a first side of said cuff structure, each of said individual first side closing strips being spaced apart along a length of said cuff structure and being independent of an adjacent individual first side closing strip and at least one second side closing strip on a second side of said cuff structure, wherein: said inflatable cuff part has a first width at a first region along a longitudinal direction of the inflatable cuff part and has a second width at a second region along the longitudinal direction of the inflatable cuff part, providing a changing width along the longitudinal direction; and said cuff structure has a plurality of blood vessel markings with a first blood vessel mark coordinated with the first width and with a second blood vessel mark coordinated with the second width.