ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,226, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Entrotech Inc. (Columbus, Ohio).
"Low pressure tourniquet wrap" was invented by James E. McGuire Jr. (Palm Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a tourniquet are provided. The tourniquet comprises an elastic layer, an adhesive layer on a first side of the elastic layer and a release layer on a second, opposite side of the elastic layer. The tourniquet can have an elongation of over 100% when 10-25 N per inch of width of tension is applied thereto. The tourniquet can be configured to be applied using a typical amount of tension for applying a bandage (e.g., about 10-20 lbs.) ...