Abstract:
ABSTRACT: A cervical support system for restricting head and neck movement of a pa recovering from an injury to or surgery on the spine. The support system includes a supporting member for mounting onto and around the head and neck of the patient. The supporting member includes an, injection molded base portion integral with an occipital lobe supporting portion. The base portion is arranged to rest on the shoulder of the patient while the occipital lobe supporting portion is arranged to neck from the shoulder to the head of the patient. An arcuate member such as a C collar is disposed on an outer surface of the supporting member. A plurality of adjustment devices such as a turn-tab adjustment mechanism on an outer surce o the arcuate member rotatably connect the arcuate member to the supporting member to position the arcuate member onto, and with respect to, the supporting member
Abstract:
A device for repeatable positioning of a reference element on a human head comprises a standardized base in substantially the shape of a ring (1) with a support (2) for abutment against the back of the patient's head, and attachment means (10, 11) located on the ring (1) substantially diametrically opposite to the position of the support (2), and initially deformable first splint (20) detachably fitted in the attachment means (10, 11) and arranged to form a special bite piece for the patient, to be correctly bitten by the patient when the support (2) abuts the back of the head and the nose splint is correctly in contact with the region of root of the patient's nose. The invention also includes a method of achieving repeatable positioning of a reference element on a human head.
Abstract:
A neck brace (10) is provided, which has an impact surface (30) which that can limit movement of a helmet by contacting an underside of the helmet, bearing surfaces (44,72,88) configured for bearing on the body of a wearer, and a structure (24,66,94,100) between the impact surface (30) and the bearing surfaces (44,72,88), that can transfer impact loads of the helmet on the impact surface (30), to the wearer's body. Parts (92,98) of the neck brace (10) that defines part of the impact surface (30) are displaceable towards the wearer s body and the structure (94,100) is configured to permit the displacement at rates slower than a predetermined rate, but to resist displacement if the rate exceeds the predetermined rate. The displacement of the parts (92,98) allow the wearer to move the helmet to positions not otherwise permitted by the impact surface (30), but the resistance to displacement ensures that impact loads can still be transferred from the helmet to the body, during impacts.
Abstract:
A cervical collar (10) to assist medical personnel in making diagnoses of neck or thoracic injuries while the patient wears the collar (10) includes a major stiff portion of material that has anterolateral aspects of zones I, II, and III of a patient's underlying neck that are transparent to visible light; upper, and lower edges; sufficient flexibility to lie largely flat when not worn on a patient; an anterior portion (12) including lateral extensions (14, 16); an anterior window to permit access to the trachea for tracheotomy; and a stiff chin support. A posterior portion extends from one of the lateral extensions, and has vents to permit air to move from within the collar as worn to exterior thereof; and end with a patch of hook, and loop fastener material.
Abstract:
An emergency extrication collar comprising a flexible band for encircling the wearer's neck, and a chin support member which may be readily adjusted in elevation with respect to the band so as to permit adjustment to fit patients having varying neck sizes. The chin support member is connected to the band by means of a post which is slidably connected to a vertical strap on the band, and such that the elevation of the chin support member above the post, and thus the neck size of the collar, may be adjusted by simply sliding the post and chin support upwardly to any selected size between the size extremes. A pawl and ratchet interconnection between the post and strap precludes movement in the opposite direction. The collar is secured in its adjusted size by means of a locking arm which is pivotally mounted on the post, and movement of the locking arm to its release position also releases the pawl and ratchet interconnection.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a cervical collar with a rack and pinion adjustment mechanism. The rack moves a chin support member, which raises and lowers a chin piece. Independently, the present invention provides methods and mechanisms in which the chin support can angulate independently of the collar body. Such angulation is preferably accomplish by pivotally supporting the chin piece on the racks, or on the left and right chin support pieces. Thus, in a preferred class of embodiments, the collar has a pivot for the chin support pieces relative to the collar body, and an other pivot for the chin piece relative to the chin support pieces.
Abstract:
A cervical immobilization collar incorporates one or more cooling elements for inducing a mild cerebral hypothermia by transcutaneous cooling of oxygenated blood flowing through carotid arteries. The immobilization collar includes an annular support structure having an extended axial length for limiting cervical compaction of a wearer's neck and a chin rest for limiting cervical rotation of the wearer's neck. In addition, the one or more cooling elements, which function as a heat extractor, are carried by the support structure in positions for inducing transcutaneous conduction of heat through an anterior portion of the wearer's neck from at least one of the wearer's carotid arteries.
Abstract:
A collapsible cervical collar (1) is disclosed with an elongated neck encircling band (2) and a chin support brace (3). The chin support brace (3) has first (26) and second (27) ends and a concave edge (28) separating the first (26) and second (27) ends. A hinge (29) connects the elongated neck encircling band (2) to the chin support brace (3). The hinge (29) enables the chin support brace (3) to rotate more than 180 degrees relative to the elongate neck encircling band (2) from an inoperable or flat condition to an operable three-dimensional condition.
Abstract:
This invention is an improved cervical collar (10) having an elongated neck encircling band (12), a chin support brace (14), a sternum and shoulder brace (15), and adjustment system secured to the sternum and shoulder brace (15), and the elongated neck encircling band (12) for adjusting the height of the sternum and shoulder brace (15) in relation to the elongated neck encircling band (12). The adjustment system is designed to lock the sternum and shoulder brace (15) in position preventing further extension of the sternum and shoulder brace (15) in relation to the elongated neck encircling band (12) as well as preventing retrograde movement of the sternum and shoulder brace (15) in relation to the neck encircling band (12). The collar also includes a positive alignment tracking system for maintaining the sternum and shoulder brace (15) in parallel alignment with the elongated neck encircling band (12) as the height of the sternum and shoulder brace (15) is adjusted.
Abstract:
An improved cervical collar having an elongated neck encircling band (12) secured to a two-piece chin support brace (14) wherein each end of each of the two pieces of the chin support brace (14) are permanently secured to the elongated encircling band (12) body.