US Patent Issued to Merit Medical Systems on Sept. 8 for "Hemostasis devices and methods of use" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,888, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Merit Medical Systems Inc. (South Jordan, Utah).

"Hemostasis devices and methods of use" was invented by Ferdinand Kiemeneij (South Jordan, Utah), Tyler Rees (Draper, Utah) 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 hand, wrist, or foot, is disclosed. The hemostasis device may comprise a plurality of bands used to position and maintain a compression member over the puncture site. The hemostasis device may also comprise an inflation port in fluid ...