Device for preventing post-catherization wound bleeding

• US 5,383,893 A
• Filed: 04/05/1993
• Issued: 01/24/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yousef Daneshvar
• Original Assignee: Yousef Daneshvar
• Inventors: Daneshvar, Yousef
• Primary Examiner(s): Thaler, Michael H.
• Application Number:
  US08/042,560
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 606/112, 606/201-204, 128/118.1, 128/98.1, 602/13, 602/67, 602/62, 128/96.1
• US Class Current: 606/201
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/135 inflatable for measuring blood pressure A61B5/022; inflatable pressure pads A61F5/34
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/34 Pressure pads filled with air or liquid valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; valves per se F16K

Abstract

The devices have various features including balloons that are joined by a line of folding parallel with the groin line and a wrap for holding the balloons that has a similar line of folding, but is unconstrained between abdomen- and thigh-wrap portions so as to allow the person to sit up and lie down while balloon pressure is maintained on the groin. Another feature is a stretchable layer of wrap that includes zig-zag elements that allow limited stretch and then prevent further stretch. Rigid covers can be used over the balloons. The balloons are also used with shorts that can be worn by the person.

Claims

1. A wrap for holding a pressure-applying means against a person'"'"'s groin so that pressure can be exerted by such pressure-applying means against the groin, yet allowing a person to both sit up and lie down while pressure of such pressure-applying means continues to be exerted on the groin, said wrap comprising an abdomen-wrap portion for encircling the abdomen proximate the groin and a thigh-wrap portion for encircling the thigh proximate the groin, wherein said wrap is constructed and arranged to define a line of folding proximate to and generally parallel with the groin line and to be free of constraint between portions of said abdomen- and thigh-wrap portions that pass posteriorly of the person that would otherwise prevent the person from bending between sitting and supine positions, and further including such a pressure-applying means wherein said pressure-applying means comprises first inflatable balloon means for disposition exclusively to the abdomen-side of the groin line beneath said abdomen-wrap portion and second inflatable balloon means for disposition exclusively to the thigh-side of the groin line beneath said thigh-wrap portion.

2. A wrap and pressure-applying means as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first and second balloon means comprise respective edges for disposition substantially parallel with the groin line, and means joining said edges to provide a line of folding between said first and second balloon means.