| abstract |
A blood-pressure cuff comprises an elongated non-elastic cover having an inflatable portion in which is disposed an inflatable bladder. Means extends from the inflatable portion for fastening the cover when the inner surface of the inflatable portion is applied to a limb of the user preparatory to inflation of the bladder. An integral, prestressed resilient clip of spiral shape is freely disposed in the inflatable portion of the cover between the bladder and outer cover surface to impart its spiral shape to both the inflatable portion of the cover and the bladder therein. The inflatable bladder may have a plurality of contiguous chambers each in fluid communication with adjoining chambers and a single fluid inlet adapted to have fluid under pressure supplied to the chambers for inflating the chambers. |