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Device and method for hemostasis at the puncture sites of patients' blood vessels as well as an evaluation unit having a sensor

US11123083B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Reiner Spickermann · Hammelburg, DE
Pascal Kopperschmidt · Dittelbrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Sep 21, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 2, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M1/14
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for stopping bleeding at the puncture sites of vessels of patients undergoing an extracorporeal treatment, in particular dialysis. The device has a controller which controls the introduction of fluid into an expandable chamber arranged on a strip-shaped basic element and/or draining from the chamber. The invention also relates to an evaluation unit having at least one sensor for measuring the degree of filling of the chamber. Furthermore, the invention relates to a medical technical treatment unit as an arrangement of a hemodialysis machine and the device.

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