Omron Tateisi Electronics

Miyawaki Yoshinori

Shoji Kimura

Abe Akira

Blood pressure measuring apparatus comprising an occluding cuff including an inflatable bladder, an air guiding passage one end of which is connected to the bladder, an air pressure control connected to the other end of the passage for inflating or deflating the bladder through the passage, a microphone within said passage for sensing Korotkoff sounds which are propagated through the passage from the bladder and for generating Korotkoff sound signals, a pressure transducer for sensing the pressure within the bladder and for generating pressure signals, and a circuit operative in response to the Korotkoff sound and pressure signals to measure the systolic and diastolic blood pressures of a patient whose blood pressure is to be measured.

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Yawata, Japan

Miyawaki Yoshinori