Point-pressure application system
Assignee6:8 Medical Solutions LLC
InventorUriah Shane Popp
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying point-pressure to a wound site that helps occlude open blood vessels. The apparatus being comprised of a pressure applicator, a mounting plate, articulating strap attachment points, and counter-pressure cavities. The articulating strap attachment points attach to straps around a patient's body in such a manner that the apparatus is stabilized over a patient's wound. Moreover, the counter-pressure cavities permit a user to apply leverage caused by counter-force mechanism (while also applying a downward force on the pressure applicator). These features enable a user to quickly and easily apply point pressure to a wound site.
Claims19
An auto-locking apparatus for controlling hemorrhage, the apparatus enabling a user to apply point pressure extremely rapidly with a single hand, the apparatus comprising:
- a mounting plate for mounting the apparatus over a wound site, the mounting plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface;
- an articulating strap attachment point extending from the mounting plate, the articulating strap attachment point connecting to a strap that secures the apparatus over the wound site;
- a coupling mechanism for coupling the mounting plate to a buckle on the strap that secures the apparatus over the wound site, the coupling mechanism permitting the mounting plate and the buckle to freely rotate around each other when the mounting plate and the buckle are connected to the articulating strap attachment point, the coupling mechanism ensuring that the mounting plate remains parallel to the wound site when the apparatus is secured to a patient;
- a pressure applicator for applying point pressure to the wound site, the pressure applicator extending through the mounting plate and being stabilized in a lateral direction by the mounting plate;
- an auto-locking mechanism enabling the pressure applicator to travel, upon application of downward force, towards the wound site when the apparatus is placed over the wound site, the auto-locking mechanism preventing the pressure applicator from travelling away from the wound site when downward pressure is removed from the pressure applicator, the auto-locking mechanism comprising a locking tab;
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- a finger hold disposed on the mounting plate, the finger hold enabling a user to apply counter-force in a generally opposite direction to the downward force that may be applied to the pressure applicator, the counter-force enabling a user to apply leverage when applying downward force to the pressure applicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.