Tissue Compression Device with Deflecting Pressure Element

A method comprising:

• positioning the intermediate portion of a pressure element of a tissue compression device over selected tissue at a selection location on a patient, wherein the intermediate portion of the pressure element is located between a first end portion and a second end portion of the pressure element;
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• moving the first and second end portions of the pressure element closer together along an actuation axis while retaining the intermediate portion of the pressure element over the selected tissue, wherein the intermediate portion applies increasing pressure on the selected tissue when the first and second end portions of the pressure element are moved closer to each other, and wherein the increasing pressure is directed away from the actuation axis.

A method comprising:

• positioning the intermediate portion of a pressure element of a tissue compression device over selected tissue on a limb such that the tissue compression device encircles the limb and wherein the limb comprises a limb axis that extends through an opening formed by the tissue compression device, wherein the intermediate portion of the pressure element is located between a first end portion and a second end portion of the pressure element;
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• moving the first and second end portions of the pressure element closer together along a first direction while retaining the intermediate portion of the pressure element over the selected tissue, wherein the intermediate portion moves in a second direction to apply increasing pressure on the selected tissue when the first and second end portions of the pressure element are moved closer to each other, and wherein the first direction is transverse to both the second direction and the limb axis.