Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1981-09-21
1983-11-08
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128385, 128721, 128 24R, A61F 537
Patent
active
044136200
ABSTRACT:
An abdominal restraint system for protecting a patient from the strain of a cough or the like in which an abdominal belt is tightened around the patient in response to physiological conditions of the patient associated with onset of a cough or the like. Detection of cough onset is achieved by means of pressure sensors, body movement sensors or both. Controlled restraint is achieved by selective inflation or mechanical tightening of the belt.
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Cohen Lee S.
Potthast James W.
Sykes Angela D.
The Kendall Company
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