ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,879, issued on Oct. 20.
"Lanyard-based tourniquet" was invented by Keith E. Gunuskey (Honesdale, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emergency tourniquet is proposed to be formed out of a lanyard of the type used to carry an ID badge in many academic or institutional settings. The lanyard is configured to include a windlass (i.e., a small, rotatable rod) that may be used to apply a proper amount of pressure to stem the excessive flow of blood without cutting off the supply to extremities. When needed, a portion of the lanyard is passed through the included clip (used for ID attachment) to form a loop. The affected body part is then...