Patent ID: 9138235
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A disposable tourniquet formed of a thin flexible, non-stretchable material configured to be wrapped about a limb of a patient and tightened to reduce circulation and for controlling the amount of tension applied, said tourniquet comprising a main band portion having a pair of ends, one of said ends being in the form of a tab, said tab comprising a passageway, a tongue portion, and a crumple zone, said passageway comprising a through hole in which said tongue portion is located, with said crumple zone connecting said tongue portion to said main band portion, the other of said ends of said main band portion being a free end, said tourniquet being configured for enabling said main band portion to be wrapped around the limb of the patient and tightened, with said free end extended through said through hole, whereupon a portion of said main band portion adjacent said free end extends over said tongue portion and slides with respect thereto and wherein said tongue flanks said main band portion, and with said crumple zone being configured to crumple upon the application of excess tension to said main band portion to prevent over-tensioning.