cuffs

Fur cuffs edged each long emerald sleeve, and the cape of thick red velvet fell from her shoulders like, well, a curtain.

She was a tall, handsome woman no older than sixty, dressed in a black crepe gown with a crisp white collar and cuffs, and a veiled cap pinned on top of her head.

"He told me to get on my knees, arrested me and put me in cuffs," he said.

"We know that people developed serious infections on their skin, hands and legs because of the cuffs."

New devices can screen for sleep apnea, measure blood pressure without arm cuffs and detect early signs of illness.