Cervical immobilizing device
US7258677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/23
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in the folded supporting position. The actuating device is coupled to the outer ends of the arms for folding the arms to an upright position symmetrically and uniformly. In one embodiment, the actuator device is a flexible member that passes around a guide to a position and gripped by the user. The locking device can be a clinching, ratcheting or clamping device, or a combination thereof, on the actuator device. In one embodiment, the folding arms include a coupling device for coupling the arms to a base in a sliding arrangement to enable the arms to slide along the base to a folded position.
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