Blood pressure measurement cuff that includes an antimicrobial substance

Abstract

A blood pressure measurement cuff comprising an inflatable bladder, a source of fluidic pressure in fluidic communication with the inflatable bladder, a manometer in fluidic communication with the inflatable bladder, a cover at least partially covering the inflatable bladder and comprising an antimicrobial substance, and means to place the inflatable bladder sufficiently close to a limb of a living being to allow the measurement of the blood pressure of the living being. The source of fluidic pressure can be a pump that transforms human force into fluid pressure, such as a squeezable ball pump, or a canister of compressed fluid. The manometer can include a dial display or a digital display. The cuff can further comprise a tube providing fluidic communication between the manometer and the inflatable bladder, and the tube can be 1 foot or longer. The cover can be made of a fabric coated with an antimicrobial substance.

1 . A blood pressure measurement cuff comprising:
 an inflatable bladder;   a source of fluidic pressure in fluidic communication with the inflatable bladder;   a manometer in fluidic communication with the inflatable bladder;   a cover at least partially covering the inflatable bladder;   the cover comprising an antimicrobial substance; and   means to place the inflatable bladder sufficiently close to a limb of a living being to allow the measurement of the blood pressure of the living being.   
     
     
         2 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1 , the source of fluidic pressure comprising a pump that transforms human force into fluid pressure. 
     
     
         3 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1 , the source of fluidic comprising a canister of compressed fluid. 
     
     
         4 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1 , the manometer comprising a dial display. 
     
     
         5 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1 , the manometer comprising a digital display. 
     
     
         6 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1  further comprising a tube providing fluidic communication between the manometer and the inflatable bladder, the tube comprising a first length, the first length being greater than 1 foot. 
     
     
         7 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1 , the cover comprising a fabric coated with an antimicrobial substance. 
     
     
         8 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 7 , the antimicrobial substance comprising a silver-ion emitter. 
     
     
         9 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 7 , the antimicrobial substance comprising any one of 3 trimethoxysilylpropyloctadecyldimethyl ammonium chloride, hyaluronan and its derivatives, triclosan, or a copolymer of chloropropyltrihydroxysilane and octadecylaminodimethyltrihydroxysilylpropyl ammonium chloride. 
     
     
         10 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 7 , the antimicrobial substance capable of emitting ions that aid in the destruction of a microbe. 
     
     
         11 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1 , the cover comprising a monometer receiver and the monometer comprising means to releasably attach the monometer to the monometer receiver. 
     
     
         12 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 11 , the receiver comprising a loop and the means to releasably attach the monometer to the receiver comprising a spring tension clip. 
     
     
         13 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 11 , the receiver comprising loops and the means to releasably attach the monometer to the receiver comprising hooks. 
     
     
         14 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 1 ,
 the cover further comprising a second receiver and an attachment zone, and   the means to place the inflatable bladder sufficiently close to a limb of a living being to allow the measurement of the blood pressure of the living being comprising the second receiver and the attachment zone, wherein second receiver is adapted to be removably attached to the attachment zone.   
     
     
         15 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 14 , the second receiver comprising loops and the attachment zone comprising hooks. 
     
     
         16 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 14 , the second receiver comprising a belt comprising a hole and the attachment zone comprising a rod capable of fitting through the hole. 
     
     
         17 . The blood pressure measurement cuff of  claim 7 , further comprising a housing that houses both the source of fluidic pressure and the manometer and the housing further comprises a wireless transmitter and an antimicrobial substance,
 wherein the manometer comprises a digital display, the source of fluidic pressure is electric powered, and the wireless transmitter is capable of transmitting blood pressure measurement data to an electric medical records system.   
     
     
         18 . A method of measuring the blood pressure of a living being comprising the steps of:
 a. presenting a living being comprising a limb;   b. presenting a blood pressure measurement cuff comprising:
 an inflatable bladder; 
 a source of fluidic pressure in fluidic communication with the inflatable bladder; 
 a manometer in fluidic communication with the inflatable bladder; 
 a cover at least partially covering the inflatable bladder; 
 the cover comprising an antimicrobial substance; and 
 means to place the inflatable bladder sufficiently close to the limb of the living being to allow the measurement of the blood pressure of the living being; and 
   c. placing the inflatable bladder sufficiently close to the limb of a living being to allow the measurement of the blood pressure of the living being; and   d. measuring the blood pressure of the living being.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , the cover comprising a fabric coated with an antimicrobial substance. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , the antimicrobial substance comprising a silver-ion emitter.