Patent ID: 7736311

Claim:
An automated skin perfusion pressure measuring device comprising: an inflatable cuff; at least one blood flow sensor in communication with the cuff; at least one pressure sensor in communication with the cuff for reading pressure levels in the cuff; a pressure instrument in fluid communication with the cuff for inflation and deflation thereof, the pressure instrument comprising: a source of pressurized air; a conduit connected to the source of pressurized air and the cuff, thereby placing the source of pressurized air in fluid communication with the cuff; a microprocessor arranged to receive inputs from the first sensor and the second sensor, the microprocessor capable of controlling pressurized airflow to and from the cuff; a computer program executable by the microprocessor such that when executed, the computer program causes the microprocessor to: initiate an automatic inflation sequence resulting in a no flow condition; initiate an automatic deflation sequence; automatically qualify a perfusion measurement as an SPP value upon all conditions of a set of predetermined conditions being met during the deflation sequence.