US Patent Issued to TERUMO on July 14 for "Hemostatic device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,171, issued on July 14, was assigned to TERUMO K.K. (Tokyo).

"Hemostatic device" was invented by Shuji Kubota (Fuji, Japan) and Kohei Watanabe (Fuji, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hemostatic device capable of performing decompression operation of an inflatable member and a reinjection operation of a fluid into the inflatable member without requiring a dedicated instrument includes an inflatable member configured to compress a puncture site, a band a hook-and-loop fastener that function as a securing member to secure the inflatable member to the puncture site, and an injection member to inject fluid into a lumen of the inflat...