Patent ID: 8777982

Claim:
A device configured for one-handed affixation to a patient's skin about a wound and application of a compressive force to the wound, the device comprising: a footplate comprising a bottom surface and one or more adhesive pads applied to the bottom surface and sized such that the adhesive strength of the one or more adhesive pads is greater than the compressive force applied to the wound, the footplate configured to be removably affixed to the patient's skin about the wound by one hand; a receiving device positioned on the footplate; a plunger positioned within the receiving device and configured to be engaged by a digit of the hand to move the plunger through the receiving device toward the wound to apply the compressive force to the wound; and a plurality of motion restricting components interposed between the receiving device and the plunger, wherein the plurality of motion restricting components comprise at least one first ratcheting component within the receiving device and at least one second ratcheting component on the plunger such that as the plunger moves through the receiving device said at least one second ratcheting component engages said at least one first ratcheting component, thereby restricting the plunger from moving away from the patient's skin.