Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1995-05-10
1997-05-27
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
128DIG23, A61F 501
Patent
active
056327226
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a cervical collar preferably formed from a thermoplastic material, which includes flexibility enhancing openings which allow the collar to conform properly to the shape of a patient's neck. Most preferably, the collar is formed from linear low density polypropylene, which is an injection moldable material. The collar may be injection molded and include rivets injection molded directly as part of the collar.
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Moore George E.
Tweardy Lisa A. G.
Apley Richard J.
Risley David R.
The Jerome Group Inc.
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