Abdominal tissue support for femoral puncture procedures
AssigneeVascular Solutions, Inc.
InventorsHoward Root, James Quackenbush, Max Ortiz
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Abstract
An abdominal tissue support for supporting excess abdominal adipose tissue away from the femoral crease to facilitate the maintenance of a sterile field for femoral puncture procedures. The abdominal tissue support may generally include a waist belt, at least one support apron affixed to the waist belt and a strap arrangement. The abdominal tissue support may also include a movable support apron slidable along the length of the waist belt. The strap arrangement may be securable at a patient's shoulders or to a fixture located near the patient's head.
Claims26
An abdominal tissue support to assist in maintaining a sterile field proximate a patient's groin and upper thigh during femoral puncture procedures for patients that have excess abdominal tissue, the abdominal tissue support comprising:
- an adjustable waist belt dimensioned to encircle the patient's body at a location proximate the waist and anatomically inferior to the excess abdominal tissue;
- a first support apron operably fixedly connected to the waist belt, the first support apron including a portion extending away from the waist belt;
- a second support apron operably movable along and connectable to the waist belt, the second support apron including a portion extending away from the waist belt;
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- an apron strap arrangement operably connected at one end to at least one of the first and second support aprons and adapted to lift the at least one of the first and second support aprons when another end of the strap arrangement is selectively secured whereby the excess abdominal tissue is moved away from the sterile field.
A method of assisting in the maintenance of a sterile field and access to a puncture site for the performance of a femoral puncture procedure when a patient has excess abdominal tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing the patient on a procedure table in a supine posture;
- encircling the patient's lower abdomen with a waistbelt having two ends, the waist belt including a first support apron operably connected thereto, the first including a portion extending away from the waist belt;
- connecting the two ends of the waist belt that includes a first support apron such that the belt is at a location anatomically inferior to the excess abdominal tissue;
- attaching a strap arrangement to the first support apron;
- applying a superiorly directed force to the strap arrangement to displace the first support apron and the excess abdominal tissue away from the sterile field and the puncture site.
An abdominal tissue support to assist in maintaining a sterile field at a femoral puncture site proximate a patient's groin and upper thigh during femoral puncture procedures for patients that have excess abdominal tissue, the abdominal tissue support comprising:
- means for encircling the patient's body at a location proximate the waist and anatomically inferior to the excess abdominal tissue;
- first means for supporting tissue operably fixedly connected to the waist belt, the first means for supporting tissue including a portion extending away from the means for encircling;
- second means for supporting tissue operably movable along and connectable to the means for encircling, the second means for supporting tissue including a portion extending away from the means for encircling;
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- means for tensioning operably connected to at least one of the first and second means for supporting tissue and adapted to move the first and second means for supporting tissue when another end of the means for tensioning is selectively secured whereby the excess abdominal tissue is moved away from the sterile field and femoral puncture site.
An abdominal tissue support to assist in maintaining access to a femoral puncture site and a sterile field proximate a patient's groin and upper thigh during femoral puncture procedures for patients that have excess abdominal tissue, the abdominal tissue support comprising:
- an adjustable waist belt dimensioned to encircle the patient's body at a location proximate the waist and anatomically inferior on the excess abdominal tissue;
- at least a first support apron operably fixedly connected to the waist belt, the first support apron including a portion extending away from the waist belt;
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- an apron strap arrangement operably connected to the first support apron and adapted to tension the first support apron when the strap arrangement is selectively secured whereby the excess abdominal tissue is moved away from the sterile field.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.