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US 2008/0177159 A1Published application
Tourniquet timer
AssigneeOHK Medical Devices Ltd.
InventorNoam Gavriely
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Abstract
A timer for tourniquet, adapted for application in a surgery, emergency or military situations to stop arterial blood loss in an injured limb, which is optionally activated by use of the tourniquet and/or optionally provided in association with a monitor for a plurality of tourniquets.
Claims29
A method of using a tourniquet comprising:
- a) attaching a tourniquet around a limb so as to block blood flow therein;
- b) at least estimating a start time for said attaching;
- c) automatically generating a first warning before a danger time is reached;
- and
- d) automatically generating a second warning when a danger time is reached, based on said estimated start time.
2 more elements
A tourniquet, comprising:
- a) a pressure applicator adapted to be mounted on a limb so as to block arterial flow therein;
- and
- b) a timer configured to generate two warnings at two different times, including before a tourniquet danger time is reached.
A tourniquet system with wireless central monitoring for one or more tourniquets, comprising:
- (i) at least one tourniquet with a pressure applicator and a wireless transmitter which sends at least one signal associated with a used of said tourniquet;
- and
- (ii) a remote controller with a receiver configured to receive said signal and a display configured to display a signal detectable by a user, responsive to said signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.