Patent ID: 9168044
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tourniquet assembly, comprising: a cleat that includes: a body with a base end and a securing end; a first recess formed within a first side of the body dividing the base end from the securing end of the body on the first side of the body, the first recess extending between an outward opening and a closed inward end including a first enlarged recess at the inward end of the first recess; a second recess formed within a second side of the body, opposite the first side of the body, dividing the base end from the securing end of the body on the second side of the body, the second recess extending between an outward opening and a closed inward end including a second enlarged recess at the inward end of the second recess; a central stem directly connecting the base end of the body to the securing end of the body, the central stem being disposed between and separating the first and second enlarged recesses; and the securing end of the body including a first hole formed into the first side of the body and a second hole formed into the second side of the body; and an elongate cord, the cord extending between a first end and an opposite end, the first end being formed into a first fixed loop by an attachment mechanism that is composed of a different material than the elongate cord and which fixedly and non-adjustably attaches the first end of the cord directly to a different portion of the cord, wherein a portion of the first fixed loop passes directly through the first hole and such that the first end of the cord is secured to the securing end of the cleat body by having a portion of the first end of the cord that forms the first fixed loop pass directly through the first hole, and wherein the opposite end of the elongate cord passes directly through the second hole to form a second loop, the second loop being disposed between the first hole and the second hole.