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 Title: |
US4232664:
Arm elevator and sling
[ Derwent Title ]
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Blatt, Gerald; Long Beach, CA 90806
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1980-11-11
/ 1979-01-11
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| Application Number: |
US1979000002755
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/37;
A61F 13/10;
Core:
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IPC-7:
A61F 5/40;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/37C2B; A61F13/10;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
602/004;
Original:
128/094;
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| Field of Search: |
128/094,83,82,DIG. 15
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-01-11 |
US1979000002755 |
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| Abstract: |
A device for supporting an injured arm in any of several positions including a horizontal, sling position, a diagonal sling position and a vertical, elevated position. The device comprises a flexible, L-shaped envelope, a shoulder strap, a rear support assembly for releasably coupling the strap to the rear of the envelope, and a forward support assembly for releasably coupling the strap to the envelope in a plurality of variable positions. The strap has looped-fabric and looped-fabric engaging hooks thereon to adjust the strap's length. The envelope has looped-fabric on the outside and the forward support assembly has looped-fabric engaging hooks thereon so as to engage the envelope at any desired position.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Farley ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Yasko, John D.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An arm elevator and sling, comprising the combination of
- a substantially L-shaped, flexible envelope for receiving a portion of the arm of a patient including at least the elbow and the lower portion of the arm, said envelope being closed along the bottom and open at the top;
- shoulder strap means for supporting said envelope;
- first means for coupling the rear end of said strap means to said envelope adjacent the rear end thereof; and
- second means for coupling the forward end of said strap means to said envelope in a variable position extending from the forward end thereof rearwards toward the rear end thereof, said second means including
- a yoke assembly having two short pads, each of said pads having looped-fabric engaging hooks thereon,
- at least a portion of the outside surface of said envelope having looped-fabric thereon for releasably engaging said hooks.
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