A device for staunching bleeding in a subject following vaginal surgery,use of the device and a method for staunching bleeding in a subject following vaginal surgery

A device (1) for staunching bleeding from an incision (2) made in the wall (3) of the vagina (4) of a subject comprises an inflatable member (8) carried on a tubular carrier member (5) which is inflatable within the vagina (4) for applying pressure to the wall (3) of the vagina (4) for urging a portion of the wall (3) adjacent the incision (2) against an adjacent portion of the anatomy, for example, the pubic bone (41) for staunching bleeding from the incision (2). The inflatable member (8) is inflated through the carrier member (5) through a releasable one-way valve (27) which retains inflatable medium, for example, air in the inflatable member (8) and which also facilitates exhausting of the inflatable medium from the inflatable member (8) for removal of the inflatable member (8) from the vagina (4). A drain tube (30) extending through the carrier member (5) drains blood and other fluids from the vagina (4) between the inflatable member (8) and the cervix (33). Monitoring the rate of blood being drained through the drain tube (30) indicates the rate at which bleeding from the incision (2) is being staunched.