Abstract: Measured blood pressure data is stored in a memory in association with information related to a measurement time. In response to manipulation of a manipulation portion (memory recall switch), blood pressure data associated with the measurement time within a prescribed time period (for example, 10 minutes) from the measurement time of reference blood pressure data, among the blood pressure data stored in the memory, is retrieved as specific data. Then, an average value is calculated based on the specific data, and the calculated average value is displayed as an evaluation index.

Abstract: In an electronic blood pressure monitor, a data storing portion stores data of a blood pressure obtained by blood pressure measurement in a memory in association with a condition at the time of the blood pressure measurement. An average value calculation portion calculates average blood pressure data based on a blood pressure data group measured after getting up in the memory, and also calculates average blood pressure data based on a blood pressure data group measured before going to bed in the memory. A display control portion displays a relation between the calculated average blood pressure data on a display portion in a prescribed display manner.

Abstract: A blood pressure monitor includes a cuff having an air bag, a main-unit casing in which an inflation/deflation mechanism for inflating/deflating the air bag is provided, a flexible air tube connecting the air bag and the inflation/deflation mechanism, and a retractor unit capable of drawing in the air tube that is drawn out from the main-unit casing into an air tube housing provided in the main-unit casing. With this structure, the blood pressure monitor can be made superior in housing of the air tube connecting the cuff and the main-unit casing.

Abstract: An air pump includes: a hollow actuator that has elastomer or polymer members that can expand and contract in response to voltage application, and electrodes for applying voltage to the elastomer or polymer members; a suction unit that sucks fluid into the hollow actuator; and a discharge unit that discharges fluid to the outside of the hollow actuator.

Abstract: An air pump includes an actuator that includes an elastomer or a polymer expandable or contractible when a voltage is applied to the elastomer or polymer, and electrodes provided to apply the voltage to the elastomer or polymer, and a diaphragm deformed by a reciprocating motion of the actuator, whereby the air pump dispensing with a component such as a motor or a clutch for deforming the diaphragm and having a simple configuration can be realized.

Abstract: A sphygmomanometer clamping device includes an actuator that includes an EPAM expandable and contractible when a voltage is applied to the EPAM and electrodes provided to apply the voltage to a elastomer or a polymer, and a curler deformed to clamp a part of a living body according to an expansion or a contraction of the EPAM.

Abstract: A cuff for blood pressure monitor includes an air bag for pressing an upper arm, a curled elastic member wound annularly on the outside of the air bag and changeable in size in a radial direction, and a cover having a bag shape for including the air bag and the curled elastic member. The curled elastic member has an overlapping region in which one end and the other end thereof in a circumferential direction are overlapped with each other. The cuff has a sticker serving as an indicator for showing a spot to be held by hand in the fitting operation on a surface thereof at a position corresponding to a region opposing to the overlapping region of the curled elastic member or a region closer to the one end of the curled elastic member than the opposing region in the non-fitting state.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a fixed main body unit and a removable display unit. The main body unit includes a cuff mounted on a region for measurement of a living body, a control unit including a CPU for measuring a blood pressure with adjusting a pressure of the cuff, and a main body operation unit operated by a subject to externally provide instructions for a measurement operation of the control unit. The display unit includes a display memory storing data of the measurement with the control unit, a display portion displaying measurement data in the display memory, and a display operation unit operated by a subject to externally provide instructions for a display operation of the display portion. A measurement result stored in the display memory of the removable display unit can be displayed on the display portion by operating the display operation unit when the display unit is removed from the main body unit.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement unit measures the blood pressure and a CPU accordingly stores, in a blood pressure storage unit, measurement data as well as time information regarding the time at which the blood pressure is measured. The CPU calculates, as representative measurement data, the average of a plurality of measurement data stored in the blood pressure storage unit and correlated with the time information indicating a time in the range between nine weeks ago and ten weeks ago, correlates the representative measurement data with time information representing the corresponding week and stores the data with the time information in the blood pressure storage unit. At this time, the CPU deletes from the blood pressure storage unit those measurement data based on which the representative measurement data is calculated.