Patent ID: 8013750

Claim:
A PCI entry site pressure bandage device or safety bandage device provided with fastening means for the device's placement at a PCI entry site and adapted to detect a haematoma or subcutaneous haemorrhage at said PCI entry site, comprising: a pressure bandage part; and a detection means for detecting a haematoma or subcutaneous haemorrhage at the PCI entry site after a PCI, wherein the detection means includes an elongate, bending flexible and, in its longitudinal direction, substantially non-elastic element, to which element there is fastened a strain sensor arranged so that it emits a signal that is indicative of the haematoma or haemorrhage when the element, after the placement of the bandage over the entry site, is subjected to an increase in tension as a result of the occurrence of the haematoma or other swelling from subcutaneous haemorrhage after the PCI.