Who invented the blood pressure cuff?
Well a number of people contributed to the invention of the sphygmomanometer. First in line was Carl Ludwig in 1847. Then next up, in 1855 Karl Vierordt who added the idea of the cuff to increase the pressure of the arterial pulse. In 1860, Etienne Jules Mary came up with the idea that the sphygmomograph would could accurately measure the pulse rate. In 1881, Samuel Siegfried Put the whole operation together as one and it was then known as the sphygmomanometer.
