System and method of controlling pressure in a surgical tourniqu

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1999-03-29

2000-04-18

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

External pressure applicator

606203, A61B 1700

Patent

active

060510161

ABSTRACT:
A system and method of controlling the pressure within a surgical tourniquet so as selectively to occlude blood flow within a portion of a limb of a patient, wherein the pressure within an inflatable cuff surrounding a portion of a limb of a patient is changed by automatically opening a first valve connected to a controller and located within a first conduit between an inflatable bladder and the inflatable cuff, when the pressure in the inflatable cuff is different from that in the inflatable bladder. In another aspect, a system and method of controlling the pressure within a surgical tourniquet so as selectively to occlude blood flow within a portion of a limb of a patient within five seconds. In another aspect, a system and method of detecting a leak in a surgical tourniquet. In another aspect, a surgical tourniquet that, from an inflated state, may enter a deflated state, a set state, a default display state, or an off state. In another aspect, a surgical tourniquet mounted in a housing selectively closed around a pole, wherein the center of gravity of the housing is located within the pole, In another aspect, a surgical tourniquet controlled by means of a graphical user interface. In another aspect, a method of detecting a stuck solenoid valve in a surgical tourniquet.

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