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 Title: |
US3696810:
CERVICAL COLLAR HAVING MEANS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT ANGULAR POSITIONS
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Gaylord, Jr., John F.; Matthews, NC
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| Assignee: |
Medical Specialties, Inc., Charlotte, NC
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| Published / Filed: |
1972-10-10
/ 1969-10-24
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| Application Number: |
US1969000869061
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/055;
IPC-7:
A61H 1/02;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/055;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
602/018;
128/DIG.015;
128/DIG.023;
Original:
128/075;
128/DIG.23;
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| Field of Search: |
128/075,DIG. 23
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| Priority Number: |
| 1969-10-24 |
US1969000869061 |
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| Abstract: |
A cervical collar for immobilizing a wearer's head while supporting the head and neck in a predetermined angular position such as the neutral position of the cervical vertebrae. The collar comprises a central core of a substantially stiff, porous, resilient foam material with a porous fabric outer covering. A pair of Velcro fasteners are secured at the ends of the collar to retain the collar in a circular arrangement about the wearer's neck. The Velcro fasteners cover a substantial area on the ends of the collar to permit the ends to be engaged in a variety of angular relationships whereby the angular position in which the wearer's head and neck are supported may be varied.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Parrott, Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Kamm, William E.; Yasko, J.
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A cervical collar for immobilizing a wearer's head while supporting the head and neck in any of several predetermined angular positions such as that corresponding to a neutral position of the cervical vertebrae, said collar comprising
an elongate body member comprising a porous core of bonded discrete particles of polyurethane foam having a density of approximately 6 pounds per cubic foot and a porous knit fabric covering substantially enclosing said core and conforming substantially to the configuration thereof, said body member comprising a medial portion of substantially uniform thickness and end portions at opposite ends of said medial portions of decreasing thickness from said medial portions to the outer ends thereof, said medial portion and said end portions having a substantially uniform width, said body member having substantially parallel upper and lower side edges which are curved in a conforming sinusoidal manner to provide said body portion with a serpentine configuration and being of sufficient length to encircle the wearer's neck with said end portions overlapped, and
fastening means for securing said body member in encircling relation to the wearer's neck and for varying the angular position in which the wearer's head and neck are supported whereby a neutral position of the cervical vertebrae may be achieved, said fastening means comprising vertically spaced apart pairs of Velcro units mounted on said end portions of said body member and extending substantially throughout the length and width thereof for securing said collar about the neck of a wearer with said end portions in overlapping relation, said Velcro units being securable together with said end portions in a plurality of different angular positions.
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