Cervical collars
Cervical collars
United States Patent 6,254,560
Tweardy , et al. July 3, 2001
Abstract
A cervical collar in which a sternum brace has an extension extending below the clavicle of the patient and to which a footplate is attached so that the footplate rests on the sternum of the patient. Also, certain components of the cervical collar, for example a jaw support and the sternum brace, are secured together to permit relative sliding movement between these components. Further, to accommodate the differences in the anatomy of a child from the anatomy of adult, the jaw support is mounted to the sternum brace so that the jaw support is disposed below the shoulder of a patient and an occipital support is mounted to a back support at an angle greater than forty-five degrees.
Inventors: Tweardy; Lisa A. G. (Thalwil, CH), Burns; Clay A. (New York, NY), Ulrich; Karl T. (Narberth, PA)
Assignee: The Jerome Group, Inc. (Moorestown, NJ)
Appl. No.: 09/093,559
Filed: June 8, 1998
Votes:39
Comments: 0