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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX (US);
Pamela Gail Glazener, Pearland, TX (US);
Tom Dibello, Friendswood, TX (US);
Richard Neider, Missouri City, MO (US);
Jim Flemming, Rosenburg, TX (US);
The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Implementations of the present disclosure overcome the problems of the prior art by providing a brace for supporting a head of a wearer. The brace includes a head frame, a strap assembly and a cervical bar. The head frame is configured to grip the head of the wearer. The strap assembly is configured to extend along the wearers waist and back. The cervical bar has a first and second ends. The first end connects to and supports the head frame. The second end connects to and is supported by the strap assembly. Advantageously, the cervical bar has a stiffness sufficient to support the head and the head frame against head drop. The brace can do this without interfering with respiratory pathways.