Patent ID: 6264673
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for performing hemostasis at two symmetrically located puncture sites in the femoral artery or veins of a patient, comprisinga beam member (6, 8; 32, 34; 50; 110; 126, 128);two attachement means (10, 12; 52, 54; 116, 118; 122, 124) for attaching pressure pads, provided on said beam member;means for securing the device to a patient to provide a pressure on the puncture sites;characterized in thatthe attachment means are located essentially in the same plane; and in thatthere are provided means for adjusting the distance between said attachment means along said beam member (6, 8; 32, 34; 50; 110; 126, 128) to correspond to the distance between the puncture sites such that the pressure pads accurately bear against the puncture sites, at essentially right angles with respect to the plane in which the punctures are located, and such that the forces acting on each respective puncture site are essentially parallel to each other.