US Patent Issued to OMRON HEALTHCARE on June 23 for "Sphygmomanometer, blood pressure measurement method, and computer-readable recording medium" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,021, issued on June 23, was assigned to OMRON HEALTHCARE Co. LTD. (Muko, Japan).

"Sphygmomanometer, blood pressure measurement method, and computer-readable recording medium" was invented by Mika Ezoe (Kyoto, Japan), Shingo Yamashita (Kyoto, Japan) and Yasuo Asano (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sphygmomanometer according to the present invention includes a pump that supplies a fluid to a blood pressure measurement cuff, a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the cuff, a first valve for regular measurement, and a second valve for emergency exhaust. A blood pressure measurement unit measures a blood pressure of a ...