GENERAL NOTES ON BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS
Our standard blood pressure cuffs consist of cover and bladder,
which can both also be ordered separately. In order to select
the correct cuff from our range you will need to know the
sphygmomanometer type and the upper arm circumference of the
patient.
There are 3 basic types of cuff which differ in form as well
as in the number of connecting tubes:
Cuffs with a single connecting tube for hand-held aneroid
devices with a single air valve eg. for our Kobold and Rektro-Erkameter
models Cuffs wtth a double tube for connection to aneroid
devices with two air valves e.g. for our Perfect Aneroid and
Profi models To protect the measuhng instruments the pressure
in these devices is built up indirectly via the bladder, thus
preventing unwanted surges in pressure. Cuffs with 2 separate
tubes for stationary devices and tabletop models e.g, for
our Varic model and all mercurial sphygmomanometers
NOTES ON CUFF SIZE
There are still no generally applicable specifications for
the dimensions of blood pressure cuffs. The relation between
the width of the cuff and the patients upper- arm circumference
is, however, of particular importance. In order to achieve
precise measurement values we recommend measurement of the
upper-arm circumference at heart level and strict observation
of the recommended measuring range of the respective cuff.
The centre of the bladder (ndicoted by the V symbol) should
lie on the brachial artery
If the cuff size (bladder width) is too small in relation
to the upper-a(m circumference the measured values will be
too high, and fit is too large the measured values will be
too low
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