Motion control devices

• US 8,366,739 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2009
• Issued: 02/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OHK Medical Devices Ltd.
• Original Assignee: OHK Medical Devices Ltd.
• Inventors: Gavriely, Noam, Gavriely, Oren, Rousso, Benny
• Primary Examiner(s): EREZO, DARWIN P
• Application Number:
  US12/361,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• Field of Search: 606201-204, 223111-112
• US Class Current: 606/203
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/132 Tourniquets sphygmomanometer A61B5/022

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for exsanguinating a portion of an extremity. The device comprises an elastic torus configured to ensanguine a limb when surrounding an extremity and pulled at a first linear rate in a first direction; and at least one elongate attachment element mechanically coupled to the torus to convey pulling force from the handle to the torus, wherein the a length of the elongate attachment element between the handle and the torus elongates at a different rate than the first rate, during the pulling.

Claims

1. A device for exsanguinating a portion of an extremity, the device comprising:

i) an elastic torus configured to exsanguinate a limb when surrounding an extremity and pulled at a first linear rate in a first direction;

ii) a handle operatively associated with said elastic torus; and

iii) at least one elongate attachment element mechanically coupled to said torus to convey pulling force from said handle to said torus,

wherein a length of said elongate attachment element between said handle and said torus elongates at a different rate than said first rate, during said pulling, further comprising an elongate flexible tube wound around said elastic torus and wherein said at least one elongate attachment element further comprises at least two elongate attachment elements;

at least one external strap configured to be juxtaposed along an external longitudinal surface of said elongate tube; and

at least one internal strap configured to be juxtaposed along an internal longitudinal surface of said elongate tube.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic torus is configured to twistingly rotate while moving linearly.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one elongate attachment element is configured to move said elastic torus in a second linear direction.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein said elongate flexible tube is configured to progressively unwind from said elastic torus and surround said extremity portion as said elastic torus is moved in said first linear direction.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said at least at least two elongate attachment elements are configured to move said elastic torus in a second linear direction.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein moving said elastic torus in said second linear direction causes said elongate flexible tube to rewind around said elastic torus.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein said at least one external strap and said at least one internal strap comprise at least one continuum.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein said at least one continuum is slidingly connected to a handle.

9. A device for exsanguinating a portion of an extremity, the device comprising:

i) an elastic torus configured to exsanguinate a limb when surrounding an extremity and moving linearly along said extremity, wherein said elastic torus is configured to twistingly rotate while moving linearly;

ii) an elongate flexible tube wound around said elastic torus, said elongate flexible tube configured to progressively unwind from said elastic torus and surround said extremity portion as said elastic torus is moved in a proximal direction; and

iii) at least one handle operatively associated with said elastic torus, said at least one handle configured to move said elastic torus along said extremity in both;

a proximal direction; and

a distal direction;

wherein said handle includes;

i) at least one external strap configured to be juxtaposed along an external longitudinal surface of said elongate tube; and

ii) at least one internal strap configured to be juxtaposed along an internal longitudinal surface of said elongate tube; and

wherein said elongate flexible tube is configured to progressively rewind on said elastic torus as said elastic torus is moved in a distal direction.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein said at least one handle is configured to optimally roll said torus in a proximal direction when an angle between said extremity and said at least one handle is between 0 and 60 degrees.

11. The device according to claim 9, wherein said at least one handle is configured to optimally roll said torus in a distal direction when an angle between said extremity and said at least one handle is between 120 and 180.

12. The device according to claim 9, wherein said one internal strap forms a continuum with said one external strap and said at least one handle is slidingly juxtaposed along said continuum.