摘要 |
A supercutaneous hemostatic method and device reduces or eliminates bleeding while a bodily lumen is cannulated. The method involves wrapping a string ( 3 ) around a needle ( 2 ) protruding from the skin of the patient at a puncture site, pulling the ends of the string ( 3 ) in substantially opposing directions so that the ends of the string ( 3 ) overlap one another, forming a snug loop surrounding the needle ( 2 ), pulling the ends of the string substantially taut securing them to the skin of the patient, causing the loop to exert downward epidermal pressure at the puncture site to promote and facilitate hemostasis by means of applying a gentle, even compression. A device ( 50 ) for promoting hemostasis comprises a member having a central portion ( 51 ) engageable around an instrument protruding from a puncture site in the epidermis of a patient, and at least one projection ( 52 ) from the central portion
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