Abstract: A noninvasive apparatus for temporarily assisting in the treatment of a sucking chest wound wherein a dome-shaped element having a one-way valve therein or connected thereto is positioned over the wound and strapped in substantially fluid-tight relationship with the patient's body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 5, 1986
Date of Patent:
January 5, 1988
Assignee:
Emergency Management Products, Inc.
Inventors:
R. Michael Clemens, Kenneth A. Zseltvay