Sphygmomanometer Main Body Patent Granted

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent (US12582322B2) to Omron Healthcare Co., LTD. for a sphygmomanometer main body. The patent, effective March 24, 2026, details a design incorporating electrode regions for measuring electrocardiogram waveforms alongside blood pressure.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12582322B2 for a sphygmomanometer main body to Omron Healthcare Co., LTD. The patent, effective March 24, 2026, describes a device designed for measuring blood pressure using an arm cuff, featuring integrated electrode regions on the main body housing for measuring electrocardiogram waveforms. This represents a new intellectual property asset for the assignee.

This patent grant is primarily an informational update regarding new technology. While it does not impose new regulatory obligations, it signifies innovation in the medical device sector. Companies involved in the manufacturing or development of blood pressure monitoring devices, particularly those incorporating advanced diagnostic features like ECG measurement, should be aware of this granted patent as it may impact their product development and intellectual property strategies.

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← USPTO Patent Grants

Sphygmomanometer main body and sphygmomanometer

Grant US12582322B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Omron Healthcare Co., LTD.

Inventors

Hideaki Yoshida, Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiroko Yoshino, Kengo Nishiyama, Asa Hirasawa, Shinya Tanaka, Motofumi Nakanishi, Kazuya Murase, Mika Ezoe, Kenji Ono

Abstract

In a main body of an upper-arm type sphygmomanometer that measures blood pressure of a subject by using a bag-shaped arm cuff to be wound around an arm of the subject, a main body housing includes an upper surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface on left and right sides. The first side surface includes a first side surface electrode region, the second side surface includes a second side surface electrode region, the upper surface includes a first upper surface electrode region, a first electrocardiogram waveform measurement electrode is provided in the first side surface electrode region, a second electrocardiogram waveform measurement electrode is provided in the second side surface electrode region, and a first reference electrode is provided in the first upper surface electrode region.

CPC Classifications

A61B 5/02141 A61B 5/02225 A61B 5/25 A61B 5/316 A61B 5/6824 A61B 5/7235 A61B 2562/0247 A61B 5/332 A61B 5/6825 A61B 2505/07 A61B 2560/0468 A61B 2562/0209 A61B 5/0225 A61B 5/02208