ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,165, issued on April 21, was assigned to TERUMO K.K. (Tokyo).
"Hemostatic device" was invented by Tatsuya Ouchi (Fujinomiya, Japan) and Yuna Hidaka (Ibaraki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hemostatic device is disclosed, which includes a tube fixing portion that is provided to a fixing member which fixes an inflatable member. The tube fixing portion includes a first member, a second member that is located closer to the inflatable member than is the first member, a slit portion, and a tube holding portion. A part of the first member is further away from the inflatable member than is the second member in a direction perpendicu...