Patent ID: 8535233

Claim:
A system to assist in obtaining a blood pressure measurement, said system comprising: a cuff adapted to be wrapped about a limb of a patient, said cuff including an interior chamber and an exterior surface, a first adapter connected to the exterior surface of said cuff, said first adapter including an opening continually providing direct fluid communication between said exterior surface and said interior chamber, a second adapter comprising a unitary rigid body, where the unitary rigid body has respective first and second ends, said first end being releasably and directly couplable to said first adapter and in direct fluid communication therewith out intermediate hoses therebetween, said second end of said second adapter having means for allowing individual interchangeable fluid communication of said cuff with any of a plurality of blood pressure measurement devices when said second adapter is coupled to said first adapter, thereby enabling a plurality of blood pressure measurements to be performed using the same cuff; and at least one hose having a first end for releasable connection to the second end of said second adapter and a second end for interchangeable individual connection to any of the plurality of blood pressure measurement devices.