Pressure Bandage
AssigneeCardiac EP Education and Innovation, LLC
InventorCharles A. Joyner
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Abstract
A pressure bandage comprising an elastic band having a first end comprising a pocket member and a second end that is removably attachable to the first end. An inflatable bladder is placed in the pocket member and provides a substantially uniform pressure over a wound area when the band is placed on a patient and the bladder is inflated. The bladder is connected to a tube element which is used to inflate the bladder to the desired pressure. The elastic band may include a shoulder strap and may wrap over a patient's shoulder, across the patient's chest, and under the patient's opposite arm. The bottom side of the elastic band (facing the patient) may be made of a soft, absorptive material, and the bottom side of the pocket member may include an expandable mesh.
Claims13
A pressure bandage, comprising
- an elastic band having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a pocket member, wherein the second end is removably attachable to the first end;
- an inflatable bladder that is removably insertable into the pocket member, said inflatable bladder for providing a substantially uniform pressure over a wound area on a patient in response to the elastic band being fitted on the patient and the inflatable bladder being inserted into the pocket member and inflated to a first pressure;
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- a tube element having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the inflatable bladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.