Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Patent
1996-06-05
1998-12-08
McDermott, Corrine M.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
128DIG6, 602 21, A61F 537
Patent
active
058456430
ABSTRACT:
An arm board and method of using the same for positioning and restraining the forearm and hand of a patient to receive either an intravenous or intra-arterial line. An elongated malleable core member is provided with padding on at least one surface, the core member having an adjustable bending point along the length with the member capable of nonpermanently bending at the bending point from a flat configuration to an angled configuration. A pair of adjustable straps secure the patient's hand and forearm to the core member.
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Kovacs Joseph
Vergano Egidia M.
Dale Medical Products, Inc.
McDermott Corrine M.
Rodriguez Cris L.
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