Patent ID: 8481803
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A hemostatic device comprising: a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a limb of a patient at a puncture site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, the band possessing opposite surfaces; means for securing the band in a wrapped state to the patient's limb; a balloon which is connected to one of the surfaces of the band and which inflates when a fluid is introduced therein; a curved plate made of a material more rigid than the band and held by the band in such a way that a part of the curved plate overlaps with the balloon and a remainder of the curved plate does not overlap with the balloon, and a marker for positioning a center of the balloon at the site where bleeding is to be stopped, wherein the band, the balloon, and the curved plate are made of materials which allow visualization of the site where bleeding is to be stopped, and wherein the marker has a color that enables the balloon to be properly positioned at the puncture site, wherein the band has a center portion and opposing side end portions in a longitudinal direction of the band, wherein the center portion of the band has a double layer construction defining a curved plate holder and the curved plate is inserted into a gap in the double layer construction such that the curved plate is thereby held in the band, and wherein the opposing side end portions of the band have a single layer construction such that the opposing side end portions do not form the curved plate holder.