Patent ID: 6443906
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for continuously monitoring a user's arterial blood pressure, comprising:sensor means adapted to continuously detect said blood pressure and to generate signals representative thereof by contact with an external surface of the user's body at a location adjacent an artery; a strap for surrounding a limb or some other part of the user's body, to securely hold the sensor means in operable contact with the user's body, at least a portion of the strap having an inner surface configured in cross section to curve inwardly towards the user's body; and microprocessor means for interpreting said signals generated by the sensor means to determine actual arterial blood pressure; wherein the sensor means includes a projecting portion for detecting and transmitting changes in blood pressure, and wherein the projecting portion is adapted to effect at least partial occlusion of the artery at the location.