US Patent Issued to NIHON KOHDEN on April 21 for "Cuff for blood pressure measurement, and method of manufacturing cuff for blood pressure measurement" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,081, issued on April 21, was assigned to NIHON KOHDEN Corp. (Tokyo).

"Cuff for blood pressure measurement, and method of manufacturing cuff for blood pressure measurement" was invented by Taku Nara (Tokorozawa, Japan) and Naoki Ashiba (Tokorozawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet member is to form a bladder. A tubular member is to form a ventilation channel communicating with the bladder. A welded portion at which the sheet member and the tubular member are welded extends along a longitudinal direction of the tubular member over an entire circumference of the tubular member."

The patent was filed on Jan. 7, 2020, under ...