Patent ID: 7122009
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A sphygmomanometer combining a blood-constricting cuff band with a sphygmomanometer unit having structure to measure blood pressure, where the sphygmomanometer unit comprises a box-shaped body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces; wherein the blood-constricting cuff band and-the body are rotatably connected via a pivot such that the body and cuff may be switched between a measurement position, in which the blood-constricting cuff is positioned adjacent to the bottom surface of the sphygmomanometer unit, and a storage position, in which the blood-constricting cuff band is positioned adjacent to one of the plurality of side surfaces of the sphygmomanometer unit, whereby the sphygmomanometer unit and the blood-constricting unit are positioned in a side-by-side configuration, and and wherein the blood-constricting cuff band is external to the body.