ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,588, issued on May 13, was assigned to Compression Works LLC (Birmingham, Ala.).
"Adaptable partial circumferential tourniquet" was invented by John M Croushorn (Hoover, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptable partial circumferential tourniquet is disclosed that allows for broad application to hemorrhage sites on a human patient. The tourniquet includes a baseplate having an adaptable size with a pair of depending arms that extend lateral from each side of the baseplate. A cable and ratchet arrangement allow for the extension of the depending arms to form a semi-circumferential enclosure around a tourniquet site with the abi...