Uterine compression devices and methods
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1. A method for reducing postpartum hemorrhage, comprising:
- providing a device including;
a belt having a fastener for securing the belt around a patient'"'"'s body,a bladder being inflatable with air and adapted to be placed over the patient'"'"'s abdomen for applying selective external pressure to the patient'"'"'s postpartum uterus,a manual pump operably connected to the bladder to change air pressure of the bladder; and
a pressure gauge for indicating the aft pressure;
placing the device around the patient'"'"'s body;
inflating the bladder using the manual pump such that the bladder expands ventrally inwards against the patient'"'"'s abdomen thus applying selective external pressure to the patient'"'"'s postpartum uterus; and
changing the pressure to induce uterine contractions.
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices for reducing postpartum hemorrhage, including a belt having a fastener for securing the belt around a patient'"'"'s body, a bladder being inflatable with air and adapted to be placed over the patient'"'"'s abdomen for applying selective external pressure to the patient'"'"'s uterus, a manual pump operably connected to the bladder to change air pressure of the bladder, and a pressure gauge for indicating the air pressure. Methods for using the devices are also disclosed.
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1. A method for reducing postpartum hemorrhage, comprising:
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providing a device including; a belt having a fastener for securing the belt around a patient'"'"'s body, a bladder being inflatable with air and adapted to be placed over the patient'"'"'s abdomen for applying selective external pressure to the patient'"'"'s postpartum uterus, a manual pump operably connected to the bladder to change air pressure of the bladder; and
a pressure gauge for indicating the aft pressure;placing the device around the patient'"'"'s body; inflating the bladder using the manual pump such that the bladder expands ventrally inwards against the patient'"'"'s abdomen thus applying selective external pressure to the patient'"'"'s postpartum uterus; and changing the pressure to induce uterine contractions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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