Beds – Field stretcher – With restraining means
Reexamination Certificate
2000-10-20
2001-12-11
Trettel, Michael F. (Department: 3628)
Beds
Field stretcher
With restraining means
C005S627000, C005S637000, C128S870000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06327723
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a novel and advantageous arrangement for stabilizing the head and neck of a patient, usually an injured person, placed on a backboard.
2. Prior Art
Various patient support backboards, both upper body boards and full body stretchers, have been proposed heretofore in which straps stabilize the patient's body by holding it against the backboard. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,656, head straps on the backboard are supplemented by laterally adjustable head restraints which engage the patient's head on opposite sides.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a novel head stabilizer for a patient support backboard which has laterally adjustable head restraint units for engaging the opposite sides of a patient's head, each such unit being collapsible from an operative, erected position to an inoperative, folded-down, storage position on the backboard.
A principal object of this invention is to provide a novel and advantageous head stabilizer for a patient support backboard.
Another object of this invention is to provide such a head stabilizer which is adjustable to fit various sized heads, from that of an infant to that of a grown person, even one wearing a football or hockey helmet or a biker's or motorcyclist's helmet, and is collapsible for storage in an inoperative position on the backboard itself.
Another object of the invention is to provide such a head stabilizer which is readily removable from the backboard for cleaning, after which it may be reattached to the backboard for use again.
Further objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of a presently preferred embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2675564 (1954-04-01), Hughes
patent: 3653079 (1972-04-01), Bourgraf et al.
patent: 3707734 (1973-01-01), Matthews
patent: 3737923 (1973-06-01), Prolo
patent: 3775782 (1973-12-01), Rice et al.
patent: 4033000 (1977-07-01), Bonifay
patent: 4124908 (1978-11-01), Burns et al.
patent: 4369982 (1983-01-01), Hein et al.
patent: 4480345 (1984-11-01), Dunn
patent: 4794656 (1989-01-01), Henley, Jr.
patent: 4928711 (1990-05-01), Williams
patent: 5201089 (1993-04-01), Ferreira
patent: 5211185 (1993-05-01), Garth et al.
patent: 5729850 (1998-03-01), Eskeli
patent: 5944016 (1999-08-01), Ferko, III
Oltman Flynn & Kubler
Trettel Michael F.
LandOfFree
Backboard head stabilizer does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Backboard head stabilizer, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Backboard head stabilizer will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2562217