Methods and apparatus for a manual vascular compression device

A vascular compression apparatus for applying pressure to tissue in proximity to a puncture site in a body surface and a blood vessel;

• the vascular compression apparatus comprising:
• (a) a handle;
• (b) a shaft extending generally perpendicularly from the handle;
• (c) an oval pad having a top side and a bottom side and connected on the top side to a distal end of the shaft wherein the pad has a convex bottom side, which makes contact with the body surface;
• and
• (d) a groove for guiding a catheter formed in a surface of the convex bottom side of the pad and extending less than the entire height of the pad;
• wherein the apparatus is made of mostly rigid material that is sturdy enough to withstand the application of downward pressure sufficient to cause a complete occlusion of an artery;
• wherein the handle and shaft are formed as a single member;
• and
• wherein the device is configured to allow a user to rock the pad proximally, for proximal control of blood flow while retrieving a device from a puncture site, followed by distal rocking of the device to the puncture site to achieve hemostasis.

A manual vascular compression apparatus for applying pressure to tissue in proximity to a puncture site in a body surface and a blood vessel;

• the vascular compression apparatus comprising:
• (a) a handle;
• (b) a shaft extending generally perpendicularly from the handle;
• (c) a pad having a top side and a bottom side and connected to the shaft on a top side at a distal end from the handle wherein the pad when viewed from the side is shaped as an oval knob and has a convex bottom side, which makes contact with the body surface;
• and
• (d) a vessel alignment guide comprising one or more markings disposed on a top surface of the handle for aligning the apparatus with a blood vessel.