Patent ID: 7329792

Claim:
An apparatus adapted to prevent hemorrhage from a skin-penetrating wound in a human body comprising: a liquid impermeable region that covers the wound, a strap to which the liquid impermeable region is affixed to hold said liquid impermeable region over said wound without the use of adhesives, at least one dam or gasket, which seals the liquid impermeable region to the skin of the human body without the use of adhesives, a locking device to affix the strap to the human body and force the at least one dam or gasket against the skin with enough force to prevent blood leakage therefrom, wherein the area inside the at least one dam, the liquid impermeable region, and the skin around the wound form a cavity from which blood cannot escape under systemic arterial pressure, and a packing device centrally disposed on the liquid impermeable region, wherein said packing device exerts pressure to the wound to minimize hemorrhage, and wherein the packing device comprises a sealed, expandable chamber and an inflation device to fill said sealed, expandable chamber with liquid or gas.