Patent ID: 7083573
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A cuff of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor comprising: an inflatable bag to which a predetermined quantity of fluid is supplied in order to press on an artery of a wrist; and a fixing member seperate from the inflatable bag for mounting the inflatable bag on the wrist, wherein the fixing member comprises a substantially ring-shaped fixing tool having an opening end including a predetermined gap area, holding the inflatable bag on an inner side of the fixing tool, and having rigidity for preventing elastic deformation in a state where the inflatable bag is inflated; and a clamp for mounting the fixing tool on the wrist, and wherein the fixing tool comprises first and second half split ring-shaped fixing tools connected at one end of each of said half split ring-shaped fixing tools so as to be turnable relatively to each other and the opening end is configured to be positioned on a back side of the wrist, wherein free ends of the first half split ring-shaped fixing tool and the second half ring shaped fixing tool are each configured to come into contact with a radius and an ulna.