IP Library Granted Patent US 8,226,567
Granted Patent B2
US 8,226,567 · App. 11/956,279 · Granted Jul 24, 2012

Blood pressure manometer

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Patent No.
US 8,226,567
App. No.
11/956,279
Granted
Jul 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blood pressure manometer comprises a body and a separate display, and the body and separate display are provided with first and second communication parts, respectively. The first communication part has a light emitting element and is configured so that the element sends an infrared signal including blood pressure data. The second communication part has a light receiving element and is configured so that the light receiving element receives the infrared signal including the blood pressure data from the first communication part. The light emitting element is supported by the body to be opposite a subject even if a blood pressure measuring portion of the body measures the subject's blood pressure from any of the subject's left and right regions. The light receiving element is supported by the separate display to received the infrared signal which is sent from the light emitting element to be reflected on the subject.

Claims (38)

1. A blood pressure manometer, comprising:

a blood pressure measuring portion configured to measure a subject's blood pressure from either of the subject's left and right regions to obtain blood pressure data;

a first communication part having a light emitting element, the first communication part being configured so that the light emitting element sends an infrared signal including the blood pressure data;

a body comprising the blood pressure measuring portion and the first communication part;

a second communication part having a light receiving element, the second communication part being configured so that the light receiving element receives the infrared signal including the blood pressure data from the first communication part;

a display part configured to display the subject's blood pressure based on the blood pressure data included in the infrared signal received by the light receiving element; and

a separate display which is separated from the body and comprises the second communication part and the display part;

wherein: the light emitting element is supported by the body to be opposite the subject even if the blood pressure measuring portion measures the subject's blood pressure from any of the subject's left and right regions; and

the light receiving element is supported by the separate display to receive the infrared signal which is sent from the light emitting element to be reflected on a main body portion of the subject, the main body portion comprising a breast and an abdomen of the subject,

wherein the light emitting element is located at a front side of the body that is opposite the subject, and the light receiving element is located at a front side of the separate display that is opposite the subject when the display part is opposite the subject, and

wherein the light emitting element directs the infrared signal towards the subject to be reflected off of the subject.

2. The blood pressure manometer of claim 1 , wherein:

the blood pressure measuring portion includes a cuff into which either of the subject's left and right arms is inserted and is configured to measure the subject's blood pressure through the cuff to obtain blood pressure data.

3. The blood pressure manometer of claim 2 , wherein:

the front of the body is formed with a protuberance and a recess arranged up and down, respectively, the protuberance including the cuff, the recess including the light emitting element; and

the front side of the separate display is formed with an eaves and a recess arranged up and down, respectively, the recess including the light receiving element.

4. The blood pressure manometer of claim 2 , wherein:

the separate display is configured to be either attached to or detached from the body; and

the body further comprises an interruption means which interrupts the communication pass between the first and second communication parts when the separate display is attached to the body.

5. The blood pressure manometer of claim 2 , wherein:

the separate display is configured to be either attached to or detached from the body; and

the body further comprises a switch, the switch turning on at least the first communication part when the separate display is detached from the body, the switch also turning off at least the first communication part when the separate display is attached to the body.

6. The blood pressure manometer of claim 2 , wherein:

the separate display is configured to be either attached to or detached from the body; and

the separate display further comprises a switch, the switch turning on at least the second communication part when the separate display is detached from the body, the switch also turning off at least the second communication part when the separate display is attached to the body.

7. The blood pressure manometer of claim 5 , wherein:

the separate display is configured to be either attached to or detached from the body; and

the separate display further comprises a switch, the switch turning on at least the second communication part when the separate display is detached from the body, the switch also turning off at least the second communication part when the separate display is attached to the body.

8. The blood pressure manometer of claim 2 , wherein the body further comprises:

a human body sensor configured to detect whether or not a human body is present within a target space; and

a controller configured to stop operation of the blood pressure measuring portion when the human body sensor detects that a human body is not present within the target space.

9. The blood pressure manometer of claim 2 , wherein the separate display further comprises a notice means configured to notify the subject of strength of the infrared signal received by the light receiving element.

10. The blood pressure manometer of claim 1 ,

wherein the blood pressure measuring portion includes a cuff which is configured so that either of the subject's left and right arms is inserted into the cuff, said blood pressure measuring portion being configured to measure a subject's blood pressure through the cuff to obtain blood pressure data,

wherein the body is formed forward and backward with an insertion hole configured to accept an arm of the subject into the insertion hole,

wherein the cuff is located in the insertion hole,

wherein the light emitting element is located at an upper or lower part of the front of the body, and thereby supported by the body to face the subject even if the blood pressure measuring portion measures the subject's blood pressure from any of the subject's left and right regions,

wherein the light receiving element is located at the center of the front side of the separate display to face the subject's breast or abdomen when the display part faces the subject, and thereby supported by the separate display to receive the infrared signal which is sent from the light emitting element to be reflected at the subject's breast or abdomen.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Feb 13, 2012
From: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO.,LTD.,
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027697/0525 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 28, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
To: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022206/0574 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2007
From: KOJIMA, TAKESHI; YUASA, TSUYOSHI; FUMURO, SHINICHI; KANETSUNA, YOSHITOSHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 020364/0597 →