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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay D. Packman, Edgewater, NJ (US);
John B. Wilson, Wanaque, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 ;
Abstract
A universal cuff for a blood pressure monitor that has a usable length that is variable so that it can be used on a wide range of arm circumferences. The universal cuff includes a mechanism for setting the usable length having a shutoff cam and a D-ring. A blood pressure monitor is also presented having a mechanism for determining the usable length of the cuff by measuring inflation rate or by controlling a deflation rate control valve during deflation.