System and Method for Assisted Manual Compression of Blood Vessel
A device for applying pressure to a region of a person's neck includes a belt having a length sized to fit around the neck and a compression element coupled to the belt. The compression element is sized and shaped to exert a compressive force onto an area of the neck when the belt is tensioned.
1 . A device for applying pressure to a region of a person's neck, comprising:
a belt having a length sized to fit around the neck; and
a compression element coupled to the belt, the compression element sized and shaped to exert a compressive force onto an area of the neck when the belt is tensioned.
2 . A device as in claim 1 , further comprising a support structure coupled to the belt on a location opposite the location of the compression element.
3 . A device as in claim 2 , wherein the support structure is an elongated body positioned along the belt.
4 . A device as in claim 1 , wherein the compression element is an ultrasound probe.
5 . A device as in claim 4 , wherein the system is configured to emit an alarm, the alarm being based on a signal from the ultrasound probe.
6 . A device as in claim 1 , further comprising a holder structure that attaches an ultrasound probe to the belt.
7 . A device as in claim 6 , wherein the position of the ultrasound probe is adjustable within the holder structure.
8 . A device as in claim 7 , wherein the position of the ultrasound probe is adjustable within the holder structure after the belt is tensioned.
9 . A device as in claim 6 , wherein the ultrasound probe is the compression element.
10 . A device as in claim 6 , wherein the holder structure is the compression element.
11 . A device as in claim 4 , wherein the position of the probe is adjustable based on an ultrasound signal from the probe.
12 . A device as in claim 4 , wherein tension in the belt is controlled based on an ultrasound signal from the probe.
13 . A device as in claim 1 , further comprising an inflatable tip on the compression element.
14 . A device as in claim 13 , wherein the compression element is a holder for an ultrasound probe.
15 . A device as in claim 14 , wherein an inflation volume of the inflatable tip is controlled based on an ultrasound signal from the probe.
16 . A device as in claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to restrict movement of the patient's head and neck.
17 . A device as in claim 1 , wherein the device allows visual monitoring of an access site on the neck when the compressive element is removed.
18 . A device as in claim 1 , wherein the device allows visual monitoring of an access site on the neck when the compressive element is still compressing the neck.