Patent ID: 8123694

Claim:
A blood pressure system comprising: a compact housing that contains a pneumatic circuit that includes a pump for inflating a blood pressure cuff, a valve for deflating said cuff, a pressure sensor for providing cuff pressure data and an electrical circuit having a control means for programming said pneumatic circuit and for processing cuff pressure data; said housing further including a display means for visually presenting said processed data; and a split connector comprising: a female member mounted upon said housing, and a male member mounted upon one or more independent blood pressure cuffs or alternatively one or more host stations, wherein each host station contains a dedicated blood pressure cuff, wherein said female member is adapted to releasably close with said male member to establish a hoseless connection between said pneumatic circuit and said one or more independent cuffs and said one or more host stations and a wireless electrical connection between said electrical circuit and said one or more host stations, wherein said split connector also establishes a wireless electrical connection between said electrical circuit and said one or more independent cuffs when said split connector is closed, wherein said hoseless pneumatic connection provides a leak-tight joint between said female member and said male member when said members are brought together at closure, wherein said wireless electrical connection includes one or more first electrical contacts mounted adjacent to one of said female member and said male member that ride in sliding contact with one or more second electrical contacts encircling the other of said female member and male member when the two receptors are brought together at closure and when said housing is rotated about an axis of said split connector.