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We are Tourniglo - providing innovative solutions in patient care
Tourniglo has developed the world’s first branded, multi-use phlebotomy tourniquet with a built-in torch. Watch our video to see it in action.
The Problem and Tourniglo’s Solution
Dr Efstratios Sofos' “eureka” moment came whilst on a routine ward round as a junior surgeon, when there was a need for a light source to examine a patient and one could not be found. This resulted in delaying the rounds significantly. Efstratios realised that every clinician in the room was carrying a phlebotomy tourniquet, but nobody had a torch.
At that moment the “tourniglo” was born as a concept-a combined tourniquet with a torch that provides clinicians a with a multifuctional medical device. The road from conception to fruition had begun...
The Product
Applications of Tourniglo
Emergency Services
Emergency services can use the torch to examine vital signs. This can be life saving.
First Aid Kits
Ideal as part of a First Aid kit, as well as part of a Catastrophic Bleeding kit.
Tourniquet Timing Release
The in-built light acts as a reminder to release and remove the tourniquet, as a prolonged tourniquet in-situ can result in pain, numbness and oedema.
MIRA (medicine in remote areas)
MIRA (Medicine in Remote Areas) trained personnel can use it to inject intervenus medication, when they operate in remote areas and the built-in torch makes the process safer, as it provides illumination to the injection site.
Third Sector
It can be ideal for the Third Sector, who are supporting people in mass casualty and emergency situations, possibly without much available light.
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Our mission is to provide and promote innovative solutions in healthcare, where necessity is truly, the mother of all inventions.
Dr E Sofos
Founder and Inventor
Using Tourniglo
1a
The Tourniglo is placed around the arm to accentuate the veins by illuminating the injection site.
1b
When tourniglo is not needed, the torch can act as a reminder to remove it and avoid discomfort to the patient.
1c/d
With a push of the release-button, tourniglo can be removed easily and quickly from a patient’s arm.
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Venipuncture being performed with the use of a tourniquet.
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Paramedics can quickly assess the vital signs of a road accident victim.
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Clinicians can use tourniglo to examine patients during night shifts where light can be limited or disruptive to other patients.