BLEEDING ARRESTING TOURNIQUET Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A61B17/12 A61B17/132 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: bleeding arresting tourniquet contains an elastic tourniquet band and a closing device of the initial and terminal sections of the elastic tourniquet band at the tourniquet location. The closing device is in the form of a plate with at least two transversal slots arranged along its longitudinal sides that are open on one of its longitudinal sides. The slot width is 0.75-0.8 times the thickness of the tourniquet band, and the slot length is equal to the width of the tourniquet band. The transverse slot on one side of the plate is designed to accommodate the initial part of the elastic tourniquet band and the transverse slot on the other side of the plate is designed to accommodate the terminal section of the elastic tourniquet band.

EFFECT: increased tourniquet functionality due to the convenience of its application and secure fixation at the site of application, the use of a tourniquet band with a constant minimum length for all typical sizes of the upper and lower limbs.

3 cl, 3 dwg