Anatomical compression device
OwnerHoward C. Baroninventor
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Abstract
An anatomical compression device including a flexible, expandible envelope which contains a pair of chemical agents which form a gas when mixed. In use, the envelope encircles a body part, such as an injured limb, and the chemical agents are mixed by manual manipulation of the envelope, creating a gas which expands the envelope and exerts a compressive force on the limb. The compression device can serve as a splint for broken bones, as a pressure dressing for the control of bleeding, or as a treatment device for minimizing the effect of snake venom or a snake bite victim.
Claims21
An anatomical compression device adapted to encircle and apply a compressive force to an anatomical body part, comprising:
- a completely sealed, flexible walled, expandible envelope adapted to at least partially encircle the body part;
- securing means for securing said envelope in an encircling relationship around the body part;
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- inflating means including a frangible member within said envelope for rapidly generating a supply of substantially only gas therein, said frangible member being accessible from the exterior of said envelope through the flexible walls thereof, whereby said frangible member may be manually ruptured to rapidly generate gas within said envelope, thereby causing said envelope to expand rapidly without further manipulation thereof and apply a compressive force to the body part.
An anatomical compression device adapted to encircle and apply a compressive force to an anatomical body part, comprising:
- a completely sealed, flexible walled, expandible envelope having a central space adapted to receive the body part with the envelope encircling the body part;
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- inflating means including a frangible member within said envelope for rapidly generating a supply of substantially only gas therein, said frangible member being accessible from the exterior of said envelope through the flexible walls thereof, whereby said frangible member may be manually ruptured to rapidly generate gas within said envelope, thereby causing said envelope to expand rapidly without further manipulation thereof and apply a compressive force to the body part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.