Cervical extraction collar and method of immobilizing a cervical

Details Cervical extraction collar and method of immobilizing a cervical Cervical extraction collar and method of immobilizing a cervical

1998-01-13

1999-04-06

Dvorak, Linda C.M.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 13, A61F 500

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058910697

ABSTRACT:
A cervical extraction collar is constructed so that it does not require taking off of a helmet in the event of a sports injury on the field. A main portion of the collar serves to lock a helmet and shoulder pads together, such as the helmet and shoulder pads of a football player or hockey player. A substance is contained within the main portion of the collar to rigidify the collar, and can be initially drawn away from the main portion into tails extending from the collar. After the main portion is placed between the back of the helmet and the shoulder pads, the substance in the tails can then be reinserted into the main portion to expand and brace the main portion against the back of the helmet on one side, and against the shoulder pads of the player on the other side, thereby providing a cervical support without requiring removal of the helmet to attend to the injury. The materials making up the collar are preferably all transparent to x-rays.

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