Patent ID: 7699787

Claim:
A blood pressure measurement apparatus for use in pneumatic communication with a blood pressure measuring cuff; said apparatus comprising: a housing having an upper casing and a lower casing, the upper and lower casings mating to form the housing and define an interior chamber therein, the upper and lower casings being releasably separable for selective opening of the housing for access to the interior chamber; a replaceable pneumatics module disposed within the interior chamber and detachably mounted to the lower casing of the housing, said pneumatics module including a pump for selectively inflating the blood pressure measuring cuff and a vent valve for selectively venting the blood pressure measuring cuff; a replaceable electronics module disposed within the interior chamber and detachably mounted to the pneumatics module and the upper casing of the housing, said electronics module including a display for displaying a blood pressure reading and a control circuit for controlling said pump, said vent valve, and said display, each of said modules including an electrical and pneumatic connector interface, said modules being interconnected via said interface.