SELF-LOCKING TOURNIQUET AND AUTOMATED TIMER

摘要

Tourniquet assemblies are provided including a pressure applicator adapted to be secured around a limb and a tensioning mechanism for applying a working tension. The tensioning mechanism may include a platform, a clip and a tensioning member which may be configured to apply tension via rotation, and the clip may be configured to receive, and inhibit rotation of, the tensioning member. A tension indicator may also be provided including a base configured to attach to a tourniquet, a platform configured to move relative to the base when subjected to working pressure, a tactile indicator configured to provide a variable tactile indicator based on relative lateral motion of the platform to the base, a visual indicator configured to provide a variable visible indicator based on working pressure, and an initiator configured to apply a pressure to the visual indicator based on relative lateral motion of the platform to the base.