The design of this tourniquet is constantly being improved based on feedback from the field. While we are working very hard to prepare this tourniquet for clinical use, we do not consider it finished. Please do not deploy this unless you are in a crisis situation and know exactly what you are doing. 3D printed tourniquet to stop bleeding, especially related to penetrating injuries.
This tourniquet is in use in Gaza and is being produced for emergency use in Ukraine.
Contact person: Tarek Loubani tarek@tarek.org or Glia info@glia.org Repository manager: Tarek Loubani
Print the 3MF file, modified to your needs. It's not recommended to edit the meshes - do not facet the windlass, do not squish / scale it for easier printing.
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Material: ABS
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Layer Height: 0.2 mm
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Infill: 100%
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Bed temperature: 100°C temp at the first layer to avoid warping.
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Supports: The buckle and rod need to be printed with support. Make sure there is no support on the holder part.
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Vertical shells:
- Buckle: 2 perimeters
- Holder and rod: 4 perimeters
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Horizontal shells: Print all parts with 2 top and 2 bottom horizontal shell thickness. Holder and rod should have 4 top and 4 bottom.
See the assembly instruction manuals in the following languages:
Pending:
- Russian (Pending)
There are several reasonable techniques for staging a CAT-style tourniquet. At Glia, we use and recommend the following technique, which is in use in Gaza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSECJQPJmLw
The tourniquet should be packaged in clear, thin plastic such as PVC wrap to prevent any degradation from humidity or other environmental factors. This wrap should be easy to remove with bare hands and no tools.
We have presented injection molding files in the injection_molding folder. The injection molded tourniquet has not yet been deployed and is in the process of being tested at this time. Follow best practices for injection molding and assemble parts as above.
See the LICENSE file for more details of the GPLv3 license. These files are also available as Creative Commons By Attribution ShareAlike if desired.