Pneumatic tourniquet

Claim 2

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body to control the flow of blood therethrough, comprising elongated substantially rectangular flexible fabric side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along only one of its longitudinal edges and both of its end edges to form an open elongated compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members being substantially entirely covered with cooperating surfaces which are releaseably attached to each other when engaged in surfaceto-surface contact under pressure, an elongated inflatable bladder within said compartment which is accessible through the unconnected longitudinal edge thereof, and means for releaseably connecting the registering unconnected longitudinal edges of the side members to close the compartment.

Claim 3

A tourniquet according to claim 1, comprising in addition an elongated flap within the compartment and extending longitudinally thereof and connected along its one longitudinal edge to one of the registering unconnected longitudinal edges of the side members and overlying the bladder within the compartment.

Claim 4

A tourniquet according to claim 1, comprising in addition an elongated flap within the compartment and extending longitudinally thereof and connected along its one longitudinal edge to one of the registering unconnected longitudinal edges of the side members and overlying the bladder within the compartment, the flap being narrower than the internal width of tHe compartment.

Claim 5

A tourniquet according to claim 1, comprising in addition an air inlet tube connected at its one end to the bladder and extending outside the compartment and being positioned longitudinally of the bladder and compartment closely adjacent one end thereof.

Claim 6

A tourniquet according to claim 1 comprising in addition an air inlet tube connected at its one end to the bladder and extending outside the compartment and being positioned longitudinally of the bladder and compartment closely adjacent one end thereof and having a check valve at its end outside the compartment permitting air to be forced into the bladder by external means, to be retained within the bladder upon disconnection of the pumping means, and to be released from the bladder upon operation of the check valve.

Claim 7

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body to control the flow of blood therethrough, comprising elongated substantially rectangular flexible fabric side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along one of its longitudinal edges and both of its end edges to form an open elongated compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members being substantially entirely covered with cooperating surfaces which are releaseably attached to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure, an elongated inflatable bladder within said compartment which is accessible through the unconnected longitudinal edge thereof, means for releaseably connecting the registering unconnected longitudinal edges of the side members to close the compartment, and an elongated flat end extension part connected to end-to-end relation to the compartment and being of substantially the same width and being substantially entirely covered on one of its surfaces with the cooperative attaching surface which is also on the corresponding surface of the compartment.

Claim 8

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body to control the flow of blood therethrough, comprising elongated substantially rectangular flexible fabric side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along one of its longitudinal edges and both of its end edges to form an open elongated compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members being substantially entirely covered with cooperating surfaces which are releaseably attached to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure, an elongated inflatable bladder within said compartment which is accessible through the unconnected longitudinal edge thereof, means for releaseably connecting the registering unconnected longitudinal edges of the side members to close the compartment, and an elongated flat end extension part connected to end-to-end relation to the compartment and being of substantially the same width and being substantially entirely covered on one of its surfaces with the cooperative attaching surface which is also on the corresponding surface of the compartment.

Claim 9

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body to control the flow of blood therethrough, comprising elongated substantially rectangular flexible fabric side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along one of its longitudinal edges and both of its end edges to form an open elongated compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members being substantially entirely covered with cooperating surfaces which are releaseably attached to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure, an elongated inflatable bladder within said compartment which is accessible through the unconnected longitudinal edge thereof, and means for releaseably connecting the registering unconnected longitudinal edges of the side members to close the compartment and an elongated flat end extension part connected in end-to-end relation to the compartment and being of substantially the same width and being substantially entirely covered on one of its surfaces with the cooperative attaching surface which is also on the corresponding surface of the compartment, the other surface of the end extension part being without a cooperative attaching surface.

Claim 10

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body to control the flow of blood therethrough, comprising elongated substantially rectangular flexible fabric side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along one of its longitudinal edges and both of its end edges to form an open elongated compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members being substantially entirely covered with cooperating surfaces which are releaseably attached to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure, an elongated inflatable bladder within said compartment which is accessible through the unconnected longitudinal edge thereof, and means for releaseably connecting the registering unconnected longitudinal edges of the side members to close the compartment and an elongated flat end extension part connected in end-to-end relation to the compartment and being of substantially the same width and being substantially entirely covered on one of its surfaces with the cooperative attaching surface which is also on the corresponding surface of the compartment, the other surface of the end extension part being without a cooperative attaching surface.

Claim 11

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body to control the flow of blood therethrough, comprising elongated substantially rectangular flexible fabric side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along one of its longitudinal edges and both of its end edges to form an elongated open compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members being substantially entirely covered with cooperating surface which are releaseably attached to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure, an elongated inflatable bladder within said compartment which is accessible through the unconnected longitudinal edge thereof, longitudinally extending strips within the compartment and extending along the unconnected longitudinal edges thereof and having inwardly facing cooperating surface which releaseAbly attach to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure.

Claim 12

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body to control the flow of blood therethrough, comprising elongated substantially rectangular flexible fabric side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along one of its longitudinal edges and both of its end edges to form an elongated open compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members being substantially entirely covered with cooperating surface which are releaseably attached to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure, an elongated inflatable bladder within said compartment which is accessible through the unconnected longitudinal edge thereof, longitudinally extending strips within the compartment and extending along the unconnected longitudinal edges thereof and having inwardly facing cooperating surface which releaseAbly attach to each other when engaged in surface-to-surface contact under pressure.

Claim 13

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body comprising elongated, flexible, side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along three of the edges to form an elongated compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members having means for releaseably securing the surfaces together, an inflatable bladder within said compartment, and means for releasably securing the unconnected edge to close the compartment.

Claim 14

A tourniquet for application to a limb of the body comprising elongated, flexible, side members arranged in superposed relation with registering longitudinal and end edges, and being connected along three of the edges to form an elongated compartment, the exterior surfaces of said members having means for releaseably securing the surfaces together, an inflatable bladder within said compartment, and means for releasably securing the unconnected edge to close the compartment.