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The first blood stress monitoring machine for use with nice apes was the "Tough Cuff". The Tough Cuff was developed by Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) and Emory University. In July 2009, Zoo Atlanta acquired the primary prototype of the Tough Cuff, which was designed for use in adult male gorillas. What's the Tough Cuff? The Tough Cuff refers back to the casing that holds the inflatable blood pressure cuff in place. The Tough Cuff diameter is 6.5 inches and was designed specifically for the size of an adult male gorilla’s arm. It may go with larger orangutan males and male chimpanzees, however shouldn't be an correct match for females or other apes with smaller arm sizes. Why use a troublesome Cuff? Adult nice apes are estimated to be at the very least 7 times stronger than a human, if not stronger. Therefore, zoo professionals depend on protective caging to interact with non-anesthetized great apes.

Having cage mesh boundaries makes it unimaginable to take blood strain on an incredible ape like you'd on a human. With the intention to work round this problem, zoo professionals use a cage mesh "sleeve" which permits an ape to increase his or her arm outwards for numerous coaching activities. A troublesome Cuff is used to maintain a blood stress cuff in place within the cage mesh sleeve. How can I obtain a tricky Cuff for adult male gorillas? Zoo Atlanta has discovered a good company, BloodVitals SPO2 Medical Engineering, Inc., to manufacture the Tough Cuff and Cage-Mesh Sleeve. Because the guide labor involved in producing one cuff or multiple cuffs is comparatively related, the price varies relying on how many cuffs are being manufactured. For that purpose, the great Ape Heart Project has offered to help coordinate orders from multiple zoos with the producer, Bruce Harshe of Medical Engineering, Inc., in order that the individual cost for each establishment can be less.

How can I get hold of a tricky Cuff for smaller apes like orangutans? Several zoos across the country, together with however not limited to Zoo New England, Houston Zoo, BloodVitals health Disney’s Animal Kingdom® , San Francisco Zoo, and Cameron Park Zoo, BloodVitals health have created inserts for the Tough Cuff to attenuate the circumference for smaller apes, produced smaller Tough Cuffs, or created their own cuff-holder gadgets. Cameron Park Zoo created a 5.25 inch Tough Cuff to make use of with feminine orangutans at their zoo. The device is produced for them by Larry Cobb at Alpha Technology. See Cameron Park Zoo’s Blood Pressure supplies and notes (PDF) for ordering data. Disney’s Animal Kingdom® and Houston Zoo have each created their very own blood stress monitoring units. What are the dimensions for the cage mesh sleeve that holds the Tough Cuff in place? The cage-mesh sleeve is the protecting area that separates workers from the ape’s arm and BloodVitals SPO2 holds the blood stress cuff components in place. The sleeve is connected to the ape holding area/enclosure through an attachment plate which aligns with a 8″ diameter arm hole.

At Zoo Atlanta (pictured here), our mesh sleeve measures 42″ x 8.5″ x 8.5″ inches. Does the GAHP have any suggestions for blood strain monitors? The GAHP does not recommend any specific blood strain monitors. Generally, whatever your zoo’s veterinary department uses could also be used for BloodVitals health blood pressure monitoring. Why are finger-cuff blood strain screens only used with bonobos? Bonobos are the smallest of the great apes. Their fingers are much more slender than gorillas or even orangutans and BloodVitals health chimpanzees, and it seems that finger cuff screens may not be as correct in thick-fingered apes. It is possible that finger-cuff monitors could possibly be used in other great apes like orangutans and chimpanzees, however this must be additional investigated. For BloodVitals health now, the GAHP is barely working with bonobo-holding institutions in the United States to review finger-cuff blood stress. Please visit the Bonobo Blood Pressure Monitoring Project web page for more info.