Bleeding control device
OwnerWilliam Chaseinventor
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Abstract
A bleeding control device for mitigating bleeding includes a housing, inflation means, an inflatable balloon and a gas supply line. The bleeding control device may be used to deliver variable contents to a wound at the site of injury to control the bleeding of a victim as temporary solution for mitigating the bleeding until more advanced medical care can be provided. A bleeding control device includes a canister housing, a compressed gas canister arranged within the canister housing, a tube connected to the canister housing, an inflatable balloon disposed on the tube, the inflatable balloon being fluidly connected to the compressed gas canister, and a control element configured to activate the compressed gas canister to inflate the inflatable balloon.
Claims22
A method of controlling bleeding comprising:
- providing a bleeding control device, the bleeding control device comprising:
- an inflatable balloon;
- inflation means;
- and
- a gas supply line;
- inflating the inflatable balloon with the inflation means such that the inflatable balloon inflates within a wound of a patient, thereby mitigating bleeding from the wound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.