Patent ID: 10555740

Abstract:
A device to increase intra-abdominal compartment pressure for the controlling of internal hemorrhages is presented. The device controls internal hemorrhaging by supplementing the occlusion effectiveness of a pneumatic tourniquet with a shaped device that increases the overall internal pressure in a human compartment, such as the upper abdomen, to assist in the cessation of bleeding in that region. One side of the device includes a flat base that is adapted to be placed against a patient at the targeted body site. The other side has a generally corrugated shape that is sized to receive an inflatable, wedge-shaped bladder from the pneumatic tourniquet. The overall shape of the invention includes a tapered upper end that corresponds with the inferior angle of the lower ribs in a human torso so that when pressed against the patient by the pneumatic tourniquet bladder a uniform distribution of pressure occurs over the upper abdomen region.