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US 2003/0144691 A1Published application
Inflatable tourniquet
OwnerArnon Lambrozainventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an inflatable tourniquet including an inflatable occluding band, for placement about a limb of a patient, a pump for inflating the occluding band, wherein the pump is capable of producing sufficient pressure within the occluding band in order to block blood flow in a vein of the patient, a fluid conduit, in fluid communication between the occluding band and the pump, and a pressure relief valve, for releasing the fluid from the occluding band.
Claims28
A method of preparing a patient for the insertion of a needle into a vein, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing an inflatable tourniquet including an inflatable occluding band, a pump, and a pressure relief valve;
- b. placing said occluding band about a limb of a patient;
- and
- c. inflating said occluding band using said pump, so as to produce sufficient pressure within said occluding band to block blood flow in said vein of said patient.
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An inflatable tourniquet comprising:
- a. an inflatable occluding band, for placement about a limb of a patient;
- b. a pump for inflating said occluding band, wherein said pump is capable of producing sufficient pressure within said occluding band so as to block blood flow in a vein of said patient;
- c. a fluid conduit, in fluid communication between said occluding band and said pump;
- and
- d. a pressure relief valve, for releasing the fluid from said occluding band.
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An inflatable tourniquet consisting of:
- a. an inflatable occluding band, for placement about a limb of a patient;
- b. a pump for inflating said occluding band, wherein said pump is capable of producing sufficient pressure within said occluding band so as to block blood flow in a vein of said patient;
- c. a fluid conduit, in fluid communication between said occluding band and said pump;
- and
- d. a pressure relief valve, for releasing the fluid from said occluding band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.