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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Dan Åkerfeldt, Uppsala, SE;
Lars Tenerz, Uppsala, SE;
Per Egnelöv, Uppsala, SE;
Radi Medical Systems AB, Uppsala, SE;
Abstract
The invention provides a femoral compression device () for compressing a femoral artery of a patient. The femoral compression device () comprises a pressurizing means (), a compression plate () for compressive bearing against a puncture site, a base portion () provided with two opposing extensions (), to the ends of which a belt, which is adapted to be arranged around the patient's body, can be fixed. According to the invention, the pressurizing means is in the form of a spring (), such as a coil spring (), the first end of which is connected to the compression plate () and the second end of which is operatively connected to a handle (), which can be operated to adjusting the compression of the spring ().