Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Patent
1998-05-05
1999-10-19
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
128874, 128875, A61B 1900
Patent
active
059671459
ABSTRACT:
A harness for wearing by a person allows the weight of a stretcher with a casualty to be carried on the shoulders, hips, or hands of the person. The harness has two padded shoulder straps which are vertically adjustable. The shoulder straps are connected by a horizontal piece of fabric which is horizontally adjustable, bringing the shoulder straps closer together or farther apart. The shoulder straps are attached to a padded hip belt. The hip belt is horizontally adjustable and has four fabric loops, two on each side. The loops are used for the stretcher arms. The two arms of a stretcher are placed in the loops, one arm in two loops. The weight of the stretcher is thus carried on the loops and the harness allows the weight of the stretcher to be transferred to the shoulders, hips, or hands.
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Harper William H.
Hash Dennis M.
Knapik Joseph J.
Rice Valerie J. B.
Brown Michael A.
Clohan, Jr. Paul S.
Kelly Mark D.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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