Neonatal chest brace and method of using same to prevent collapse of a chest wall
US7618383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S601/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A chest brace and method of using same that prevents the chest wall from buckling inwards during patient breathing by providing a distending force on the patient's thorax. The chest brace also restores the normal anterior-to-posterior chest dimensions by providing a distending force in this direction. The chest brace includes an anterior member adapted to overly a patient's chest. An adhesive mechanism secures the anterior member to a surface of such a patient. A support structure is coupled to the anterior member such that, in use, the support structure imparts a force on the anterior member in a manner so as to distend a thorax of such a patient.
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