JPH11299748A - Wrist sphygmomanometer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a wrist sphygmomanometer that makes it easier for a measurer to see a display unit. SOLUTION: A cuff band 2 having a built-in air bag and wound around a wrist, and a cuff band having a curved shape matching at least a half circumference of the wrist on the side of a pulsating part and having the air bag arranged on an inner circumferential side. The blood pressure monitor main body 1 is mounted on a mounting base 31a provided on the palm side of the cuff spring, and has a display unit 11 for displaying at least measurement contents on its upper surface. The main body 1 was attached to the mounting base portion at an angle with respect to the axis L of the cuff spring 3 so that the front side B of the sphygmomanometer main body 1 was lifted from the front side A. The lower surface of the sphygmomanometer main body 1 was formed in a concave shape corresponding to the curved shape of the cuff spring.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable, portable wrist sphygmomanometer capable of measuring blood pressure without rolling up an arm simply by wrapping a cuff band (compression band) around a wrist and operating a switch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional blood pressure monitors generally measure blood pressure by attaching a cuff band to the upper arm, but a blood pressure monitor that measures blood pressure by an oscillometric method is practically used. As shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 2-34143, a blood pressure measurement can be performed with a wrist.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which blood pressure is measured by a wrist sphygmomanometer 50 of this type. The sphygmomanometer 50 is obtained by integrating a cuff band 52 wound around a wrist with a sphygmomanometer main body 51. The cuff band 52 has a built-in air bag. By supplying air to the air bag and inflating the air bag, an artery passing through the inside of the wrist is compressed and blood pressure is measured. The measurement result is displayed on the display unit 53 on the upper surface of the sphygmomanometer main body 51, so that the measurement result can be known by the measurer himself.

[0004]

By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, this type of wrist sphygmomanometer 50 wraps a cuff band 52 firmly around a wrist, gently opens the hand with the palm up, and places the elbow on the elbow. Needs to be measured with the wrist at the height of the heart 58, for example, on the desk 55, and when measured at such an optimal position, the conventional wrist sphygmomanometer can be viewed by the measurer himself. There is a problem that the display is difficult to see. In particular, considering that there is a high possibility that the elderly will use the display, it is desirable that the display be more legible.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a wrist sphygmomanometer that makes it easier for a measurer to see the display unit.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a cuff band having a built-in air bag and wrapped around a wrist has a curved shape conforming to at least a half circumference of the wrist on the side of a pulsating portion, and the air bag is formed. A cuff spring on which the cuff band is mounted in a state arranged on the inner peripheral side, and a sphygmomanometer mounted on a mounting base portion provided on the palm side of the cuff spring and having a display portion for displaying at least measurement contents on an upper surface. A main body, wherein the sphygmomanometer main body is attached to the mounting base portion at an angle with respect to the axis of the cuff spring such that a front side of the sphygmomanometer main body is lifted from a front side of the sphygmomanometer main body.

In this wrist sphygmomanometer, since the main body of the sphygmomanometer is mounted to be inclined toward the front side, the display portion is easy to see for the measurer himself while maintaining an appropriate measurement posture.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the lower surface of the sphygmomanometer main body is formed in a concave shape corresponding to the curved shape of the cuff spring.

In this wrist sphygmomanometer, since the lower surface of the sphygmomanometer main body is formed in a concave shape, the sphygmomanometer main body can be closely attached to the mounting base portion of the cuff spring that is convexly curved. Therefore, even when the sphygmomanometer main body is mounted with an inclination, the mounting height of the sphygmomanometer main body can be reduced, and the stability and the compactness can be improved when the sphygmomanometer main body is attached to the wrist.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the wrist sphygmomanometer according to the embodiment. This sphygmomanometer has a sphygmomanometer main body 1 having main functions for measuring blood pressure, such as a pressurizing mechanism, a depressurizing mechanism, a liquid crystal display unit 11, and control means for them, and a built-in air bag and wrapped around a wrist. A cuff band 2, a cuff spring 3 having a curved shape that matches at least a half circumference of the wrist on the side of the pulsating part, and the cuff band 2 attached with the air bag arranged on the inner circumferential side; It comprises a connector 4 built in the cuff band 2 for communicating and connecting with the sphygmomanometer main body 1.

The sphygmomanometer main body 10 is mounted at an angle α on a mounting base 31a provided on the palm side of the curved plate 31 of the cuff spring 3. That is, the sphygmomanometer main body 1
A predetermined angle α (= about 3 degrees) with respect to the axis L of the cuff spring 3 so that the front side B is lifted from the front side A.
Is attached to the mounting base 31a. Then, by attaching the airbag in this manner, the air bag of the cuff band 2 and the supply / discharge conduit of the sphygmomanometer main body 1 are connected by the connector 4.

The outer case 10 of the sphygmomanometer main body 1 is composed of an upper case 10a and a lower case 10b, which are united to house therein a main functional part for measuring blood pressure. The display unit 11 is provided on the upper surface of the upper case 10a, and is set in an up-and-down relationship so as to provide an appropriate display when viewed from the front side A. The displayed contents include the systolic blood pressure, the diastolic blood pressure, the pulse, and the like, which are the measurement results. These are displayed digitally.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the main body 1 of the sphygmomanometer. As shown in FIG. 2A, the display unit 11 is arranged near the front side B of the case 10, the switches 12 are arranged on the near side, and the battery case 13 is arranged on the side. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the lower surface of the case 10 is a concave curved surface 15 that matches the curved shape of the mounting base 31a of the cuff spring 3, and is attached in close contact with the mounting base 31a. ing. This serves to prevent the sphygmomanometer main body 1 from rising up and becoming unstable when the sphygmomanometer main body 1 is attached to the mounting base 31a at an angle as described above.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of the cuff spring 3. The cuff spring 3 is formed of a synthetic resin having elasticity, and has a curved plate 31 serving as a main body. The curved plate 31 has an elliptical arc shape of about 3/4 circumference with a part cut off, and has a mounting base 3 at the center in the circumferential direction corresponding to the palm side.
1a. The sphygmomanometer main body 1 is attached to the mounting base 31a.
Projections 32, 3 for attaching a mounting angle α to
3, circular openings 34 and 35 for inserting the communication pipe of the connector 4, a plurality of engaging claws 36 for engaging the case 10 of the sphygmomanometer main body 1, and screw fixing pieces 37 are formed. I have. The protrusions 32 and 33 are formed in an arc shape corresponding to the lower surface shape of the case 10 of the sphygmomanometer main body 1, and have different heights in order to attach the sphygmomanometer main body 1 to the mounting angle α.
Accordingly, the blood pressure monitor main body 1 is attached to the front side A by a predetermined angle α by bringing the concave curved surface 15 on the lower surface of the blood pressure monitor main body 1 into contact with the projections 32 and 33.

Next, the operation will be described. When measuring the blood pressure, the cuff band 2 attached to the cuff spring 3 is tightly wound around the wrist and fixed with a hook-and-loop fastener (not shown) provided on the cuff band 2. Then open your hands lightly with your palm up,
With the elbow on a desk or the like and the wrist at the level of the heart, turn on the switch.

Then, air is supplied from the sphygmomanometer main body 1 to the air bag of the cuff band 2, and the air bag expands, thereby compressing the artery passing through the wrist. Then, the blood pressure is measured in a predetermined lapse from this state. Since the measurement result is displayed on the display unit 11 on the upper surface of the sphygmomanometer main body 1, the measurement result can be known by the measurement person himself / herself. In this case, since the sphygmomanometer main body 1 is attached to be inclined toward the near side A, it is easy for the measurer himself to see the display unit 11 while maintaining an appropriate measurement posture.

In this sphygmomanometer, since the lower surface of the sphygmomanometer main body 1 has a concave curved surface 15 and the sphygmomanometer main body 1 is closely attached to the mounting base 31a of the convexly curved cuff spring 3. Although the sphygmomanometer main body 1 is inclined to the front side A, the stability is good, the mounting height is low, and the blood pressure monitor main body 1 is compact.

[0018]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the sphygmomanometer main body is mounted to be inclined to the front side, the display section is displayed to the measurer himself while maintaining the proper measurement posture. Is easier to see.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the lower surface of the sphygmomanometer main body is formed in a concave shape, the sphygmomanometer main body is closely attached to the mounting base portion of the convexly curved cuff spring. Can be. As a result, although the main body of the sphygmomanometer is inclined and attached to the front side, the mounting height is reduced, and stability when attached to the wrist and compactness can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a partial cross section of a wrist sphygmomanometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are views showing the external appearance of a sphygmomanometer main body 1 of the sphygmomanometer of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG.
It is an arrow b view.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a cuff spring 3 of the sphygmomanometer of FIG. 1,
3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG. 3D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IIIc-IIIc in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which blood pressure is measured by a conventional wrist sphygmomanometer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sphygmomanometer main body 2 Cuff band 3 Cuff spring 11 Display part 31a Mounting base part 15 Concave part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cuff band having a built-in air bag and wound around a wrist, and the cuff band having a curved shape conforming to at least a half circumference of the wrist on the side of a pulsating part and having the air bag disposed on an inner peripheral side. A cuff spring, and a sphygmomanometer main body having a display unit for displaying at least measurement contents on an upper surface, the sphygmomanometer main body being mounted on a mounting base provided on the palm side of the cuff spring. A blood pressure monitor for a wrist, wherein the blood pressure monitor is attached to the mounting base at an angle with respect to an axis of a cuff spring so that a front side of the blood pressure monitor main body is lifted from a front side. 2. The wrist sphygmomanometer according to claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the sphygmomanometer main body is formed in a concave shape corresponding to a curved shape of the cuff spring.