Femoral compression device with support

• US 20040049214A1
• Filed: 09/06/2002
• Published: 03/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical Coordination Center BVBA (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Radi Medical Systems AB (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Akerfeldt, Dan
• Granted Patent: US 7,135,032 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/157
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1325 with means for applying local pressure pressure pads A61F5/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/135 inflatable for measuring blood pressure A61B5/022; inflatable pressure pads A61F5/34
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00557 inflatable A61B2017/22051 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention provides a femoral compression device including a pressure applying device for compressive bearing at a puncture site at a femoral artery of a patient and for applying pressure on said puncture site, a belt adapted to be fixed around the patient'"'"'s body, and a base plate provided with first and second extensions, with the end of the first extension being closer to the pressure applying device than the end of the second extension and being provided with a fastener in the ends thereof for fastening of an end of the belt. The compression device comprises also a support plate, which is attached to the second extension and which is adapted to bear against the patient'"'"'s body, thereby compensating for the imbalance, which originates from the different extents of the two extensions, that otherwise would be present.

Claims

1. A femoral compression device comprising:

a pressure applying device adapted to apply pressure at a puncture site at a femoral artery of a patient;

a flexible member adapted to be fixed around the patient'"'"'s body; and

a base member provided with first and second extensions, with an end of the first extension being closer to the pressure applying device than an end of the second extension and being provided with a fastener to secure the flexible member,

wherein the compression device also comprises a support member, which is attached to or near the second extension and which is adapted to bear against the patient'"'"'s body.

2. A femoral compression device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the extensions is telescopic.

3. A femoral compression device comprising:

a pressure applying device adapted to apply pressure at a puncture site at a femoral artery of a patient;

a belt adapted to be fixed around the patient'"'"'s body; and

a base plate provided with first and second extensions, with an end of the first extension being closer to the pressure applying device than an end of the second extension and being provided with a fastener in the ends thereof to fasten the belt,

wherein the compression device also comprises a support plate, which is attached to the second extension and which is adapted to bear against the patient'"'"'s body.

4. A femoral compression device according to claim 3, wherein when the compression device is attached to the patient'"'"'s body, the ends of the first and second extensions are below the base plate.

5. A femoral compression device according to claim 3, wherein when the compression device is attached to the patient'"'"'s body, the ends of the first and second extensions are approximately level with a patient-contacting portion of the pressure applying device.

6. A femoral compression device according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the extensions is telescopic.

7. A femoral compression device according to claim 3, wherein the support plate has a slightly rounded shape that corresponds to a contour of the patient'"'"'s body at the site against which the support plate bears.

8. A femoral compression device according to claim 3, wherein the support plate has some flexibility.

9. A femoral compression device according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the extensions is telescopic.

10. A femoral compression device according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the extensions is telescopic.