摘要:
A tourniquet with a generally hexagonally shaped upper frame. The upper frame has a linear upper frame elements meeting at an upper apex. Linear side frame elements meet a linear upper frame element at an upper side apex. Linear lower frame elements meets one side linear side frame element at a lower side apex wherein the linear lower frame elements extend beyond an overlapping apex. Each linear lower frame element of said linear lower frame elements comprises a terminus with a handle attached to each terminus.
摘要:
A spring biased tourniquet can be placed on the exterior of a patient's appendage, such as on his or her arm. The spring tourniquet will exert pressure on the appendage to constrict and artery or dilate vein. Terminal ends of the spring member can be pulled apart to either reduce pressure or to disengage the patient's appendage. This spring biased tourniquet is especially suited for use in a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) procedure where the tourniquet can be placed on the exterior of a surgical drape, where it remains visible, and pressure can be reduced to avoid thrombosis without compromising the sterile barrier surrounding the patient during this procedure.