Hemostasis band with improved edge design

A hemostatic device comprising:

• a main body adapted to fit around at least a portion of a limb of a patient, and at least one inflatable compression element that is inflatable to apply pressure to at least one artery or vein located in the limb when the hemostatic device is attached around the at least a portion of the limb, the at least one inflatable compression element being connected to the main body by a connector;
• a first attachment strap hingedly attached to the main body by a first flexible connector, the first attachment strap including a first fastener half, an interior side bounded by a perimeter, and an exterior side, the first fastener half being attached to the exterior side of the first attachment strap, the perimeter being measured along a first side edge, an end edge, and a second side edge of the first attachment strap between a first point where the first side edge meets the first flexible connector and a second point where the second side edge meets the first flexible connector;
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• a second attachment strap hingedly attached to the main body by a second flexible connector, the second attachment strap including a second fastener half that is attachable to the first fastener half such that the first attachment strap and second attachment strap are attachable together to hold the hemostatic device in place around the at least a portion of the limb, the second attachment strap further including an interior side bounded by a perimeter, and an exterior side, the second fastener half being attached to the interior side of the second attachment strap, the perimeter of the second attachment strap being measured along a first side edge, an end edge, and a second side edge of the second attachment strap between a first point where the first side edge of the second attachment strap meets the second flexible connector and a second point where the second side edge of the second attachment strap meets the second flexible connector;
• the at least one compression element being located entirely between the first side edge of the first attachment strap and the first side edge of the second attachment strap as viewed from a top of the hemostatic device with the first and second attachment straps extending away from the main body;
• the connector being located between the first side edge of the first attachment strap and the first side edge of the second attachment strap as viewed from the top of the hemostatic device with the first and second attachment straps extending away from the main body;
• the first attachment strap being made of a material so that the first and second side edges of the first attachment strap as well as the exterior side of the first attachment strap are constituted by said material;
• wherein each of the interior sides of the first attachment strap and the second attachment strap is oriented towards the at least a portion of the limb when the hemostatic device is attached around the at least a portion of the limb;
• wherein at least one of the interior side of the first attachment strap and the interior side of the second attachment strap is non-planar when the hemostatic device is not attached around the at least a portion of the limb;
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• wherein the first side edge of the first attachment strap and the second side edge of the first attachment strap are rolled or curled away from the interior side of the first attachment strap, with a surface of the first attachment strap that extends between the exterior and interior sides of the first attachment strap being directly in contact with and bonded to the exterior side of the first attachment strap so that said material constituting the first and second side edges of the first attachment strap is directly bonded to said material constituting the exterior side of the respective attachment strap.

A hemostatic device comprising:

• a main body adapted to fit around at least a portion of a limb of a patient, at least one compression element connected to the main body and configured to apply pressure to at least one artery or vein located in the limb when the main body is fitted around the at least a portion of the limb, the main body including one end and an other end that are spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal extent of the main body, the main body also including oppositely disposed first and second side edges that extend along the longitudinal extent of the main body, the first side edge of the main body being linear along its entire longitudinal extent, the second side edge of the main body being linear along its entire longitudinal extent;
• a first attachment strap hingedly attached to the one end of the main body by a first flexible connector, the first attachment strap including an interior side configured to face towards the at least a portion of the limb when the hemostatic device is fitted around the at least a portion of the limb, an exterior side configured to face away from the at least a portion of the limb when the hemostatic device is fitted around the at least a portion of the limb, a first fastener half on the interior side or the exterior side of the first attachment strap, and a perimeter, the perimeter being measured along a lateral edge of the first flexible connector and along a first side edge, an end edge, and a second side edge of the first attachment strap between a first point where the first side edge of the first attachment strap meets the first flexible connector and a second point where the second side edge of the first attachment strap meets the first flexible connector, the lateral edge of the first flexible connector being defined by a line drawn between the first point and the second point, the end edge of the first attachment strap including a first corner corresponding to where the end edge of the first attachment strap meets the first side edge of the first attachment strap and a second corner corresponding to where the end edge of the first attachment strap meets the second side edge of the first attachment strap;
• a second attachment strap hingedly attached to the other end of the main body by a second flexible connector, the second attachment strap including an interior side configured to face towards the at least a portion of the limb when the hemostatic device is fitted around the at least a portion of the limb, an exterior side configured to face away from the at least a portion of the limb when the hemostatic device is fitted around the at least a portion of the limb, a second fastener half on the interior side or the exterior side of the second attachment strap, the second fastener half being configured to be attached to the first fastener half such that the first attachment strap and second attachment strap are attachable together to hold the hemostatic device in place around the at least a portion of the limb and to permit size adjustment of the first and second attachment straps to accommodate different size limbs, the second attachment strap further including a perimeter, the perimeter of the second attachment strap being measured along a lateral edge of the second flexible connector and along a first side edge, an end edge, and a second side edge of the second attachment strap between a first point where the first side edge of the second attachment strap meets the second flexible connector and a second point where the second side edge of the second attachment strap meets the second flexible connector, the lateral edge of the second flexible connector being defined by a line drawn between the first point on the second attachment strap and the second point on the second attachment strap, the end edge of the second attachment strap including a first corner corresponding to where the end edge of the second attachment strap meets the first side edge thereof and a second corner corresponding to where the end edge of the second attachment strap meets the second side edge thereof;
• at least one of the first side edge of the first attachment strap, the second side edge of the first attachment strap, the first side edge of the second attachment strap, and the second side edge of the second attachment strap being non-linear to interrupt and reduce tension applied to the limb of the patient and being different from the first fastener half and the second fastener halt;
• the first side edge of the first attachment strap and the second side edge of the first attachment strap being non-linear, the first side edge of the first attachment strap including a first cut-out portion defining the non-linearity of the first side edge of the first attachment strap, the second side edge of the first attachment strap including a second cut-out portion defining the non-linearity of the second side edge of the first attachment strap;
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• the first side edge of the first attachment strap including linear portions on opposite sides of the first cut-out portion, the linear portions on opposite sides of the first cut-out portion having a greater length along the longitudinal extent of the main body than the first cut-out portion, the second side edge of the first attachment strap including linear portions on opposite sides of the second cut-out portion, the linear portions on opposite sides of the second cut-out portion having a greater length along the longitudinal extent of the main body than the second cut-out portion.