Abstract: A lockable flexible element including an attachment and a substantially elongated and flexible body defining a body first end and a substantially opposed body second end, the body defining a body serrated surface substantially longitudinally spaced apart from the body second end. The attachment includes a collar provided substantially adjacent the body second end; a tongue provided at least partially inside the collar and extending substantially longitudinally thereinto, the tongue defining a tongue serrated surface, the tongue being deformable between a tongue extended configuration and a tongue retracted configuration; and a safety catch removably insertable between the tongue and the collar with the tongue between the body serrated surface and the safety catch.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 2011
Date of Patent:
January 20, 2015
Assignee:
Benrikal Services Inc.
Inventors:
Guy Belanger, Ben Gendron, Normand Mercier
Abstract: A styptic device (10) for substantially hemostatically sealing a percutaneous puncture (12) in a blood vessel (14) of a patient (11), the styptic device (10) comprising: a base (16); a main compression element (18) extending from the base (16), the main compression element (18) defining a main compression surface (24) compressible against the patient (11); and an auxiliary compression element (20) removably attachable to the base (16), the auxiliary compression element (20) defining an auxiliary compression surface (26) compressible against the patient (11).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2009
Date of Patent:
October 15, 2013
Assignee:
Benrikal Services Inc.
Inventors:
Bui Bao, Richard Gendron, Olivier Bertrand