Head immobilizer
US6637057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/072
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A base headboard for supporting the back of an injured person's head has an elongated slot with teeth racks disposed on either side of the injured person's head. The headboard also comprises straps for attaching to a spine board. Two side head blocks are removably attached to the headboard using plunger-type locks that engage an elongated slot on each side of a center portion of the headboard. Each lock is engaged to a slot of the headboard through a separate elongated slot in the corresponding head block. Advantageously, a head block may be adjusted by moving the engagement of the lock along each independent slot in the headboard and head block, respectively. In addition, a head block may be rotated around its lock.
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