DE69623305T2 - Tourniquet manschette - Google Patents

Tourniquet manschette

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DE69623305T2
DE69623305T2 DE69623305T DE69623305T DE69623305T2 DE 69623305 T2 DE69623305 T2 DE 69623305T2 DE 69623305 T DE69623305 T DE 69623305T DE 69623305 T DE69623305 T DE 69623305T DE 69623305 T2 DE69623305 T2 DE 69623305T2
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tourniquet cuff
tourniquet
cuff
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Allen Mcewen
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Abatis Medical Technologies Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/132—Tourniquets
    • A61B17/135—Tourniquets inflatable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/132—Tourniquets
    • A61B17/1322—Tourniquets comprising a flexible encircling member
    • A61B17/1327—Tensioning clamps
DE69623305T 1995-10-02 1996-09-30 Tourniquet manschette Expired - Lifetime DE69623305T2 (de)

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US08/537,405 US5649954A (en) 1991-09-30 1995-10-02 Tourniquet cuff system
PCT/IE1996/000065 WO1997012556A1 (en) 1995-10-02 1996-09-30 Tourniquet cuff system

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EP (1) EP0855878B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3837163B2 (de)
AU (1) AU722610B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2233909C (de)
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WO (1) WO1997012556A1 (de)

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