US 11,937,829 B2
Tourniquet with rotatable buckle assembly
Ross A. Johnson, Anderson, SC (US); and Richard A. Hester, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed by Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/579,175.
Application 16/579,175 is a continuation of application No. 16/496,611, previously published as PCT/US2018/024126, filed on Mar. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/475,854, filed on Mar. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0015828 A1, Jan. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/132 (2006.01); A44B 11/00 (2006.01); A44B 11/06 (2006.01); A44B 11/12 (2006.01); A44B 11/18 (2006.01); A44B 11/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1325 (2013.01) [A44B 11/005 (2013.01); A44B 11/006 (2013.01); A44B 11/06 (2013.01); A44B 11/125 (2013.01); A44B 11/18 (2013.01); A44B 11/28 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); Y10T 24/3404 (2015.01); Y10T 24/3405 (2015.01); Y10T 24/4081 (2015.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A tourniquet comprising:
a base having first and second ends;
a constricting band attached to and extending from the first end of said base;
a windlass handle engaged with said constricting band;
a tourniquet buckle assembly comprising:
a substantially rectangular stepped buckle frame including a frame member and a step member,
a self-cinching sliding arm transversely extending from a first side of said substantially rectangular stepped buckle frame to a second opposing side of said substantially rectangular stepped buckle frame, said sliding arm being configured to slide along the buckle frame;
a buckle connector, including a hook member configured to engage said stepped buckle frame and a strap channel base member, said strap channel base member integrally formed with said hook member and said strap channel base member including a central aperture; and
a loop threaded through the central aperture of said strap channel base member and disposed in a trough of said hook member wherein said step member is adjustably secured in the trough of said hook member and maintained in its engaged position by contacting at least one of said loop and an inner surface of said hook member.