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Extremity tourniquet

US10258347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2014
Grant dateApr 16, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/1327
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tourniquet for application to a patient's limb in an emergency situation, and a method for application of the tourniquet. The tourniquet includes a tension-sensing mechanism used to establish a baseline tension in a loop around an injured limb, and a tension-increasing mechanism to tighten the tourniquet as required beyond the baseline tension.

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