Tourniquet cuff apparatus
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1. A tourniquet cuff comprising:
- an inflatable cuff for applying pressure to a limb, the cuff having proximal and distal side edges and opposite first end edge and a second end edges wherein the first end and second end overlap when the cuff is wrapped about a limb;
means for inflating the cuff; and
locating means on the cuff for locating the cuff on the limb at a predetermined distance from an anatomical reference site, the locating means including;
a strip of uninflatable material attached to the cuff to protrude from only one of the side edges of the cuff, the strip having an outermost top edge located such that placement of the top edge at the anatomical reference will locate the cuff at the predetermined distance from the reference.
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Abstract
Limb surgery and intravenous regional anesthesia are facilitated with a tourniquet cuff apparatus that includes an inflatable member constructed in a way that restricts the tendency of the cuff to roll along the limb to which it is applied. The locating strip is included for permitting a user to accurately and consistently apply the cuff at a fixed distance from an anatomical reference site. In one embodiment two overlapped inflatable cuff bladders are used for distributing pressure over a greater length along the limb for lowering the maximum pressure needed to be applied to the limb.
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1. A tourniquet cuff comprising:
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an inflatable cuff for applying pressure to a limb, the cuff having proximal and distal side edges and opposite first end edge and a second end edges wherein the first end and second end overlap when the cuff is wrapped about a limb; means for inflating the cuff; and locating means on the cuff for locating the cuff on the limb at a predetermined distance from an anatomical reference site, the locating means including; a strip of uninflatable material attached to the cuff to protrude from only one of the side edges of the cuff, the strip having an outermost top edge located such that placement of the top edge at the anatomical reference will locate the cuff at the predetermined distance from the reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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