Colin Corporation

Nippon Colin Co., Ltd.

Tsuneo Nakagawa

Takeshi Kurosaki

Toshihiko Nagai

An arteriosclerosis-degree evaluating apparatus, including a blood-pressure measuring device which iteratively measures a blood pressure value of a living subject, a pulse-wave-propagation-velocity-related-information obtaining device which iteratively obtains, at substantially a same time as a time when the blood-pressure measuring device measures each blood pressure value of the living subject, a piece of pulse-wave-propagation-velocity-related information that is related to a velocity at which a pulse wave propagates through an artery of the subject, and an output device which outputs a change of the pieces of pulse-wave-propagation-velocity-related information iteratively obtained by the pulse-wave-propagation-velocity-related-information obtaining device, relative to a change of the blood pressure values iteratively measured by the blood-pressure measuring device.

Arteriosclerosis-degree evaluating apparatus

An inflatable cuff for being wound and inflated around a body portion of a living subject to press the body portion in measuring a blood pressure of the subject, the cuff comprising: an inflatable bag; and an inner sheet member and an outer sheet member which are positioned inside and outside the inflatable bag, respectively, when the cuff is wound around the body portion of the subject; wherein at least a portion of the inner sheet member that is positioned inside the inflatable bag includes at least two layers which are separate from, and superposed on, each other.

Inflatable cuff used for blood pressure measurement

An improved blood pressure occlusion cuff which is easily attached to the patient's arm and which is comfortable for use over extended periods of time. The preferred embodiment of the invention blood pressure cuff comprises a flexible band, a buckle for releasably securing said band to a person's limb, structure for pressurizing said band to cause it to apply pressure to said limb and for sensing pressure variations related to the flow between said buckle and said limb when said band is secured to said limb.

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Komaki, Japan

Tsuneo Nakagawa