Patent ID: 8211056

Claim:
A device for locating a fistula comprising: a first tine and a second tine, said first tine and said second tine each having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of each tine configured to contact skin of a patient, said first tine spaced a distance from said second tine sufficient for allowing a section of a fistula to fit therebetween: and a compression member, said compression member being integrally connected to said first tine and said second tine at said proximal ends such that said compression member externally compresses and temporarily occludes the fistula thereby increasing blood pressure in a section of the fistula located between said first tine and said second tine, wherein said compression member is oriented relative to said first and second tines such that only a portion of said first and second tines contact skin adjacent to the fistula when the compression member externally compresses and temporarily occludes the fistula.