Claims
- 1. A cuff for a blood pressure monitor, comprising therein a bladder and a curled elastic member disposed on the outside of the bladder to hold a ring shape of the cuff,
wherein the curled elastic member has at least two different rigidities in an axial direction of the ring shape.
- 2. The cuff for a blood pressure monitor of claim 1, wherein the cuff is configured to be attached on an arm, and the curled elastic member has a higher rigidity of the two different rigidities in a portion of the curled elastic member that is positioned at a thin portion of the arm when the cuff is attached on the arm and has a lower rigidity of the two different rigidities in a portion of the curled elastic member that is positioned at a thick portion of the arm when the cuff is attached on the arm.
- 3. The cuff for a blood pressure monitor of claims 1, wherein the curled elastic member has the two different rigidities also in an circumferential direction of the ring shape.
- 4. The cuff for a blood pressure monitor of claims 2, wherein the curled elastic member has the two different rigidities also in an circumferential direction of the ring shape.
- 5. The cuff for a blood pressure monitor of claim 4, wherein the curled elastic member has the lower rigidity of the two different rigidities at an end portion of the curled elastic member along the circumferential direction, the end portion being configured to be curled inside when the cuff is attached on the arm.
- 6. The cuff for a blood pressure monitor of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the portion of the curled elastic member having the higher rigidity is thicker than the portion of the curled elastic member having the lower rigidity.
- 7. The cuff for a blood pressure monitor of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the portion of the curled elastic member having the higher rigidity has a higher density than the portion of the curled elastic member having the lower rigidity.
- 8. The cuff for a blood pressure monitor of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the portion of the curled elastic member having the lower rigidity includes holes therein.
Priority Claims (2)
Number |
Date |
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2001-13921 |
Jan 2001 |
JP |
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2002-26424 |
Feb 2002 |
JP |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 10/047,994, filed Jan. 17, 2002.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
10047994 |
Jan 2002 |
US |
Child |
10356713 |
Feb 2003 |
US |