US Patent Issued to Arc Devices on Dec. 16 for "Apparatus and methods for measuring blood pressure and other vital signs via a finger" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,977, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Arc Devices Ltd. (Dublin).

"Apparatus and methods for measuring blood pressure and other vital signs via a finger" was invented by Mark Haig Khachaturian (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed a vital sign measuring device and method for obtaining an indication of a person's blood pressure via the person's finger by means of an inflatable measurement bladder adapted to contact only a portion of an underside of a finger defining a finger pad. A structure or other implement applies a downward force on a top portion of the finger opposite the finger pad. Blood ...