Automatic tourniquet system
US6299629A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/135
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic tourniquet system (10) including variable pressure cuff apparatus (60) for applying a variable pressure to a limb or artery of a patient in order to occlude blood flow thereat and control apparatus (40) for determining the operative pressure of the variable pressure cuff (20) apparatus and including apparatus for estimating the minimum effective cuff pressure required for complete occlusion.
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