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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1987
Gray E Ruff, Hillsboro, OR (US);
SpaceLabs, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
A self-adjusting blood pressure cuff assembly. A cinch ring at the fixed end of the blood pressure cuff assembly has at least one lateral extension disposed away from the direction of the fixed end of the flexible belt of the cuff assembly. The longitudinal extension has two longitudinally directed sides. Placing reinforcing stitches closely adjacent the longitudinally directed sides substantially restricts transverse movements of the cinch ring with respect to the flexible band. In a preferred embodiment, a tag piece, passing through the slot of the cinch ring and covering the lateral extension, is reinforced stitched to the outward cover of the elongated flexible band of the blood pressure cuff assembly. In this way, an end of an inflatable bladder can be caused to be adjacent to the loop of material forming the fixed end of the flexible band. The bladder can be placed between the skin of the person wearing the blood pressure cuff assembly and the lateral extension of the cinch ring in order to eliminate any discomfort caused by pressing the longitudinal extension against the person.