Patent ID: 8556928

Claim:
A styptic device for substantially hemostatically sealing a percutaneous puncture in a blood vessel of a patient, said styptic device comprising: a base; a main compression element extending from said base, said main compression element defining a main compression surface compressible against said patient; and an auxiliary compression element removably attachable to said base, said auxiliary compression element defining an auxiliary compression surface compressible against said patient, said main and auxiliary compression surfaces being exposed and compressible against said patient when said auxiliary compression element is attached to said base; wherein said auxiliary compression element defines an auxiliary compression element aperture extending therethrough for receiving said main compression element when said auxiliary compression element is attached to said base; and wherein, when compressed on said patient substantially in register with said percutaneous puncture, said styptic device exerts a first pressure distribution profile on said patient substantially adjacent to said percutaneous puncture when said auxiliary compression element is attached to said base and said styptic device exerts a second pressure distribution profile on said patient substantially adjacent to said percutaneous puncture when said auxiliary compression element is detached from said base, said first and second pressure distribution profiles being different from each other.