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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2014
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Sanaz Saatchi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Conor Flannery, San Rafael, CA (US);
Mark Hoff, Windsor, CA (US);
John Lai, San Bruno, CA (US);
Brian Joseph Mason, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yusuke Miyashita, San Mateo, CA (US);
Remy O'Leary Pieron, San Francisco, CA (US);
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
Tissue compression devices having a tension limiting strap retainer and methods of using the same. The tissue compression devices described herein may include a strap retainer that is attached to a base by an elastic member that is configured to draw the strap retainer towards the base. The tissue compression devices described herein may also include a tension indicator that extends between the base of the tissue compression device and strap retainer. The tension indicator may be configured to limit the travel distance of the strap retainer away from the base in response to forces acting on the strap retainer. The tension indicator may also provide visual feedback to a user of the tension force in a strap to attach the tissue compression device to a patient.