Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1991-05-28
1991-12-31
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128874, 128876, A61F 502, A61F 537
Patent
active
050762648
ABSTRACT:
A medical appliance, having a thick foam core received within a cover made of fleece, for simultaneously treating spinal, shoulder girdle, head, neck and related conditions. The appliance includes a seat cushion surrounded on three sides by a three-sided vest having a back wall and a pair of forwardly extending side walls. Each side wall includes an inwardly projecting protuberance formed on its inner surface that bears against the patient's waistline for therapeutic purposes when a belt that circumscribes the back and side walls is tightened, and a similar protuberance is formed in each side wall at the bottom thereof to help center the patient's hips atop the cushion and to hold them against lateral displacement. The rigidity of a side wall is enhanced by selectively placing a rigid stay member in a slot formed in each side wall. A head rest is adjustably mounted in a pocket secured to the exterior side of the back wall, and the length of straps interconnecting the back wall and the head rest are adjustable to control the position of a patient's head. Armrests and armrest extensions are provided on the exterior side of each side wall, and each armrest defines an overhang that is supported by the arm of a chair that supports the entire apparatus. The core and cover construction further allows the addition of sundry bolster pads to tailor the device to the needs of a patient.
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Lonardo Chris
Lonardo John S.
Brown Michael
Hafer Robert A.
Mason, Jr. Joseph C.
Smith Ronald E.
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