Device Category Dossier

Tourniquet, pneumatic

Device Category Dossier for Tourniquet, pneumatic. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Pneumatic tourniquets are electrically powered devices consisting of a cuff, an inflation mechanism, and a controller that use gas pressure to temporarily occlude blood flow in a patient's extremities. They are primarily used to obtain a bloodless surgical field during limb surgery or amputation.