Tissue compression device with fixation and tension straps

A tissue compression device comprising:

• a pressure element having first and second ends, the pressure element comprising a skin-facing surface and a back surface on an opposite side of the pressure element from the skin-facing surface;
• a unitary fixation strap that extends over the pressure element between the first and second ends of the pressure element such that the skin-facing surface faces away from the unitary fixation strap that extends over the pressure element, and the back surface faces the unitary fixation strap that extends over the pressure element, the unitary fixation strap having a first fixation strap end extending away from the first end of the pressure element and a second fixation strap end extending away from the second end of the pressure element;
• a unitary tension strap that extends over the unitary fixation strap for the entire length of the unitary fixation strap such that the skin-facing surface faces away from the unitary tension strap and the unitary fixation strap is disposed between the unitary tension strap and the pressure element, the unitary tension strap having a first tension strap end extending away from the first end of the pressure element and a second tension strap end extending away from the second end of the pressure element;
• a connector configured to connect the first and second tension strap ends to each other such that the connected unitary fixation strap defines a combined length extending from the first end of the pressure element to the second end of the pressure element;
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• a length adjustment mechanism operably attached to the unitary tension strap, the length adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the combined length of the connected unitary tension strap when the first and second tension strap ends are connected to each other such that pressure applied by the pressure element to the selected location is increased by reducing the combined length and decreased by increasing the combined length,
• wherein the unitary fixation strap is configured to retain the pressure element and the unitary tension strap at a selected location before the first and second tension strap ends are connected to each other,
• wherein the first and second fixation strap ends are free ends that are not coupled to the unitary tension strap, and
• wherein the unitary fixation strap includes a pressure sensitive adhesive configured to adhesively attach the unitary fixation strap to skin of a patient or wherein the first and second fixation strap ends are adapted to attach to each other.