← Product Code [KCY](/submissions/SU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/KCY) · K955552

# EXPRESSAIRE TORUNIQUET SYSTEM (K955552)

_Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc. · KCY · Jan 5, 1996 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.
- **Product Code:** [KCY](/submissions/SU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/KCY.md)
- **Decision Date:** Jan 5, 1996
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.5910
- **Device Class:** Class 1
- **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery

## Regulatory Identification

A pneumatic tourniquet is an air-powered device consisting of a pressure-regulating unit, connecting tubing, and an inflatable cuff. The cuff is intended to be wrapped around a patient's limb and inflated to reduce or totally occlude circulation during surgery.

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**Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/KCY/K955552](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/KCY/K955552)

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