Neck brace

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2007-07-17

2010-12-07

Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3772)

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

C128SDIG023

Reexamination Certificate

active

07846117

ABSTRACT:
Neck brace that inhibits excessive neck movement during impact, yet allows for a high degree of movement of the wearer's head during normal operation of the neck brace. May include impact surface(s) that limits movement of a helmet by contacting an underside of the helmet; bearing surface(s) configured for bearing on wearer; a structure between impact surface and bearing surface, sufficiently resilient to transfer impact loads of the helmet to the impact surface, to the wearer's body; wherein the impact surface is displaceable towards an adjacent part of the bearing surface and wherein the structure is configured to permit the displacement at rates slower than a predetermined rate of displacement and to resist the displacement if the rate of displacement exceeds the predetermined rate. May include a pivotal joint between the displaceable part and remainder of neck brace and impact brake element(s).

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patent: 5371905 (1994-12-01), Keim
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patent: 7141031 (2006-11-01), Garth et al.
patent: 03/015555 (2003-02-01), None
patent: 2005/051251 (2005-06-01), None
patent: 2007/120764 (2007-10-01), None
patent: 2008/050307 (2008-05-01), None
patent: 2008/105010 (2008-09-01), None
PCT International Search Report for PCT/CH2008/052880 dated Dec. 18, 2008.

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