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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2000
Robert Mesaros, Bozeman, MT (US);
Michael E. Hovanes, Redmond, WA (US);
William Clem, Bozeman, MT (US);
Cory Williamson, Bozeman, MT (US);
Martin Albini, Bozeman, MT (US);
Darius Eghbal, Bozeman, MT (US);
Erik Green, Bozeman, MT (US);
Jason Stewart, Bozeman, MT (US);
Instrumed, Inc., Woodinville, WA (US);
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.