Patent ID: 6299629
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A tourniquet pressure regulating method comprising the steps of:a. providing first and second adjacent occlusive cuffs at respective body sites;b. inflating the first cuff;c. after a predetermined or user-selected time interval, inflating the second cuff;d. once the second cuff is inflated, deflating the first cuff, thereby relieving pressure on the first cuff body site;e. after a predetermined or user-selected time interval, inflating the first cuff;f. once the first cuff is inflated, deflating the second cuff, thereby relieving pressure on the second cuff body site; andg. if the operation has not yet terminated, continuously repeating steps c-f until the operation is terminated; andh. upon receipt of an interrupt, indicating that the operation is terminated, providing a deflation control signal to the inflated cuff or cuffs,whereby the operation of the cuffs proceeds on the basis of a predetermined schedule, andwherein the predetermined or user-selected timer interval is less than 10 minutes.