METHOD OF CONTROLLING UTERINE HEMORRHAGE

摘要

A method for stemming or stopping bleeding of a hemorrhagic uterus. A pair of rigid shells in which pair of inflatable bladders is nested is placed in mirrored spaced opposition to one another in front of and behind the uterus and the broad ligament supporting the uterus. The rigid shells include a proximal base and a distal portion and have a releasable interlock comprising at least one latch only on the proximal base of one shell and at least one latch catch only in the proximal base of the other shell. The proximal base of each shell provides a platform to cantilever the distal portions when the shells are interlocked. After the placed shells are releaseably interlocked, the bladders are inflated to compress the uterus anteriorly and posteriorly to stem or stop hemorrhage.

主权项

1. A method of compressing a uterus to stem or stop hemorrhagic bleeding, comprising
providing a pair of inflatable bladders nested in a pair of rigid shells, each shell comprising a proximal base and a distal portion and having a releasable interlock comprising at least one latch only on the proximal base of one shell and at least one latch catch only in the proximal base of the other shell, the proximal bases providing a platform to cantilever the distal portions when the shells are interlocked, placing the shells with nested bladders in mirrored spaced opposition to one another in front of and behind the broad ligament supporting the uterus, releasably interlocking the opposed shells in front of and behind the broad ligament anteriorly and posteriorly against the uterus, and inflating the bladders to compress the uterus anteriorly and posteriorly.