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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1999
Raymond A Lia, Auburn, NY (US);
Robert L Vivenzio, Auburn, NY (US);
Scott S Stearns, Marietta, NY (US);
Dominick A Danna, Syracuse, NY (US);
Raymond P Dromms, Liverpool, NY (US);
James M Baxter, Jordan, NY (US);
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
A pressure sensitive device includes a housing having an interior cavity and a narrow downwardly extending portion. A support plate is disposed within the housing cavity along with a flexible diaphragm which is sealingly mounted to a bottom facing side of the support plate. A movement mechanism interconnected to the diaphragm includes a pressure sensitive element which is responsive to the impingement of incoming fluid on the sealed diaphragm. The movement mechanism is disposed within a narrow extending portion of the housing to assume a compact and shallow profile which facilitates direct attachment to existing devices, such as blood pressure sleeves. In a preferred version, the movement mechanism is disposed within a cavity defined by the diaphragm.