Tourniquet, pneumatic

Available from:

Denyers Pty Ltd T/a Denyers International

Class:

Class IIa

Manufactured by:

Hammarplast Medical AB Box 2069 Kartasgatan 8, Lidkoping, 531 02 Sweden

Therapeutic area:

14074 - Tourniquet, pneumatic

Therapeutic indications:

The device is intended to be used as an electronic tourniquet instrument to control venous and arterial blood circulation to an extremity for a period of time, as for operations in a bloodless field. The pressure is applied circumferentially upon the skin and underlying tissues of an extremity via a cuff; this pressure is transferred to the walls of vessels, causing them to become temporarily occluded. It is generally used as a tool for a medical professional in applications such as cannulation or to stem the flow of traumatic bleeding.

Authorization status:

Included