Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Patent
1990-01-22
1990-08-14
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
128869, 128873, 119 96, A61F 1300
Patent
active
049478699
ABSTRACT:
A patient restraint device for restraining invalid patients and the like. A generally unitary vest body has two face portions merging at the shoulder, and a neck opening formed between the shoulders. Each of the face portions has a distal edge formed at the ends of the faces furthest removed from the neck opening. Each of the faces terminates at the distal edge portion in straps. Two such straps are provided for each of the faces, one at each side edge thereof. The distal edge of one of the faces is longer than the distal edge of the other of the faces. An opening is formed in the face having the longer of the two distal edges, and adapted to receive at least two of the straps. The opening is a single vertical slot positioned just above and at the center of the distal edge of the face having the longer distal edge. The method for using the device includes sliding the neck opening over the head of the patient, and orienting the device front to back so as to give the patient the desired amount of restraint and freedom. Then the bottom edges are wrapped about the patient and the straps from the face portion with the shorter sides are threaded into the opening. All of the straps are then secured to suitable nearby supports.
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Cicconi Beth Anne
Hafer Robert A.
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