Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1996-12-30
1998-05-19
Dvorak, Linda C.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 13, A61F 500
Patent
active
057529272
ABSTRACT:
An inflatable cervical traction device (10) comprising a C-shaped multi-ribbed inflatable hollow collar (12) having four separate chambers (14), (16), (18) and (20). Two of the chambers (14) and (16) are located at rear right and left locations of the collar (12), while the other two chambers (18) and (20) are located at front right and left locations of the collar (12). Structures (22) are for securing two opposite front ends of the collar (12) together in a releasable manner, to hold the collar (12) about a neck (24) of a person (26). A facility (28) is for pumping air into the four chambers (14), (16), (18) and (20) of the collar (22) to inflate each of the four chambers (14), (16), (18) and (20) at various pressurized amounts, so that the collar (12) can properly support the neck (24) of the person (26). An assembly (30) is for releasing air from the four chambers (14), (16), (18) and (20) of the collar (12), so that the collar (12) can deflate to be easily removed from the neck (24) of the person (26).
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Dvorak Linda C.
Kroll Michael I.
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