公开(公告)号：US4951655A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-28

申请号：US329278

申请日：1989-03-27

申请人： Michael MacMillan ,  Christopher Schirmer

发明人： Michael MacMillan ,  Christopher Schirmer

IPC分类号： A61F5/055

CPC分类号： A61F5/055

摘要： A cervical spine orthosis is provided which comprises an upper body engaging member, such as a vest, a front and rear pair of rigid vest uprights, and a band encirculing the head of the wearer at the level of the wearer's mouth, the bank being securely fastened to the vest uprights, and carrying a maxillary bridge comprising a maxillary tooth splint adapted to engage the upper set of teeth of the wearer and a bridge member attached to and spanning the distance between the band and the maxillary tooth splint. The band further has attached thereto, two occipital support pads which are adapted to engage the neck of the wearer at the occipital bone region at the posterior base of the skull, the support pads being movable into an engaging position with the neck by use of threaded positioning screws. Improved immobilization and/or control of movement the cervical spine are provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种颈椎矫形器，其包括上身接合构件，例如背心，前后一对刚性背心立柱，以及在佩戴者的嘴的水平处包围穿戴者的头部的带，该堤可靠地 固定在背心立柱上，并携带上颌桥，其包括适于接合穿用者的上部牙齿的上颌牙夹板和连接到并跨越带与上颌牙夹板之间的距离的桥构件。 该带进一步附着于其上，两个枕骨支撑垫适于在颅骨的后部基部处的枕骨骨区域与穿戴者的颈部接合，支撑垫可通过使用螺纹移动到与颈部的接合位置 定位螺丝 提供改进的固定和/或控制颈椎运动。