Patent ID: 9028435
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) a belt-like flexible support member having a central portion and two opposite end portions; (b) a tension-assuring connecting device arranged to secure the end portions to each other so as to form a loop and retain a predetermined tension in said support member, said connecting device being pivotally attached to one of said opposite end portions of said support member; (c) an inflatable, controllably-expansible bladder associated with said support member so as to direct pressure inwardly from said loop; and (d) an inflatable controllably-expansible point pressure application device attached removably at a selected location on said support member so as to direct pressure inwardly with respect to said loop at said selected location.