Patent ID: 7135032

Claim:
A femoral compression device comprising: a single inflatable pressure applying device adapted to apply pressure at a puncture site at a femoral artery of a patient; a flexible member adapted to be fixed around the patient's body; and a base member provided with first and second extensions, with an end of the first extension being closer to the pressure applying device than an end of the second extension and being provided with a fastener to secure the flexible member, wherein the compression device also comprises a support member, which is attached to or near the second extension and which is adapted to bear against the patient's body, wherein the pressure applying device and the support member are arranged such that they bear against the same side of the patient's body when the femoral compression device is arranged around the patient's body; wherein the support member protrudes away from the second extension such that when the femoral compression device is arranged around the patient's body both the pressure applying device and the support member contact the body to maintain the first and second extensions substantially level; wherein the femoral compression device is configured to accommodate one and only one inflatable pressure applying device.