ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,864, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Merit Medical Systems Inc. (South Jordan, Utah).
"Hemostasis devices and methods of use" was invented by Richard Stephenson (Salt Lake City) and Aaron Hopkinson (Herriman, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hemostasis device configured to apply a compressive force to a puncture site of a patient's vessel, such as an artery of the foot, is disclosed. The hemostasis device may include a compression member having a plurality of tabs and an inflatable bladder. A plurality of bands may be used to position and maintain the compression member over the puncture site until hemostasis is achieved ar...