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US 5,667,524 AGranted
The E-Z draw cuff
OwnerRonnie J. Bourgeois, Jr., Harry A. Oliver, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
An inflatable medical cuff with a relief and safety valve. When the pressurized fluid from a pump exceeds a predetermined level, the safety valve pops-up to indicate the same. The relief valve may be used to reduce this excess pressure. A loop and hook fastener may be used to attach the cuff to a person's limb.
Claims5
An inflatable medical cuff comprising in fluid communication:
- an inflatable bladder mounted in a medical cuff and adapted to supply pressure to the limb of a user;
- a pressurized source of fluid in fluid communication with said bladder and adapted to supply pressurized fluid to the bladder;
- a fluid release valve interposed between said pressurized source of fluid and bladder,
- said release valve being in fluid communication with said source and bladder;
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- a safety valve to visually indicate that the supplied fluid pressure to said bladder has exceeded a predetermined pressure level,
- said safety valve being in fluid communication with said pressurized source of fluid and said bladder.
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