Cuff of wrist-mount blood pressure monitor
A cuff of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor includes an inflatable bag to which a predetermined quantity of fluid is supplied in order to press predetermined artery of a wrist, and a fixing member for mounting the inflatable bag on the wrist. The fixing member has a first half split ring-shaped fixing tool and a second half split ring-shaped fixing tool having an approximately ring shape with rigidity for preventing elastic deformation in a state where the inflatable bag is inflated.
1. A cuff of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor comprising:
an inflatable bag to which a predetermined quantity of fluid is supplied in order to press on an artery of a wrist; and
a fixing member seperate from the inflatable bag for mounting the inflatable bag on the wrist,
wherein the fixing member comprises a substantially ring-shaped fixing tool having an opening end including a predetermined gap area, holding the inflatable bag on an inner side of the fixing tool, and having rigidity for preventing elastic deformation in a state where the inflatable bag is inflated; and a clamp for mounting the fixing tool on the wrist, and
wherein the fixing tool comprises first and second half split ring-shaped fixing tools connected at one end of each of said half split ring-shaped fixing tools so as to be turnable relatively to each other and the opening end is configured to be positioned on a back side of the wrist, wherein free ends of the first half split ring-shaped fixing tool and the second half ring shaped fixing tool are each configured to come into contact with a radius and an ulna.
2. The cuff of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing tool has an opening formed therein that is shaped to receive the wrist without making contact with a corresponding processus styloideus ulnae on an inner surface of said fixing tool.
3. The cuff of a wrist-mount blood pressure monitor according to claim 1 , wherein
the inflatable bag is provided only on a selected area on the inner surface of the fixing tool.