Sphygmomanometer

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In medicine and the physical examination, sphygmomanometers are "instruments for measuring arterial blood pressure consisting of an inflatable cuff, inflating bulb, and a gauge showing the blood pressure."[1]

They were developed by Riva Rocci in 1896.[2]

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