Invention Application
- Patent Title: Cervical brace
- Patent Title (中): 子宫颈大括号
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Application No.: US11110121Application Date: 2005-04-20
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Publication No.: US20050245854A1Publication Date: 2005-11-03
- Inventor: Eric Leuthardt , Dennis Rivet , Guy Genin , Stuart Rosenberg , Laura Seger , Elizabeth Tran
- Applicant: Eric Leuthardt , Dennis Rivet , Guy Genin , Stuart Rosenberg , Laura Seger , Elizabeth Tran
- Assignee: Washington University
- Current Assignee: Washington University
- Main IPC: A61F5/00
- IPC: A61F5/00 ; A61F5/02 ; A61F5/055

Abstract:
A cervical brace for restraining movement of a head and neck vertebra of a patient relative to at least one of a chest and an abdomen of the patient. The brace includes a mount sized and shaped for attachment to at least one of the chest and the abdomen of the patient and a support extending upward from the mount to a position in use adjacent a rearward surface of the head of the patient. The brace includes a loop sized and shaped for receiving the head of the patient cantilevered from the support. The support includes at least one joint for adjusting at least one of a pitch, a yaw and a roll of the loop relative to the mount.
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