Size adjustable sling

US10918548B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LIKO Research & Development AB · SE

Inventors

• Karin Olsson · Södra Sunderbyn, SE
• Roger Karlsson · Stockholm, SE
• Neal Wiggermann · Batesville, US
• John D. Christie · Batesville, US
• Elin Dovervik · Luleå, SE
• Jean-Bernard Duvert · Vannes, FR
• Johan Lyckestig · Luleå, SE
• Clementine Pirio · Nantes, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2017
• Grant date: Feb 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G2200/34
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A sling for supporting a subject such as a patient includes a panel assembly including a left flank with a left end, a right flank with a right end, and an interflank panel. The interflank panel has a left extremity permanently joined to the left end of the left flank and a right extremity permanently joined to the right end of the right flank. The sling also includes a left closure element and a right closure element which are securable to each other and releasable from each other to adjust an effective dimension of the sling. In another embodiment, the sling includes a frangible closure member which secures the left flank to the right flank.