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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Liko Research & Development Ab, Lulea, SE;
Karin Olsson, Sodra Sunderbyn, SE;
Roger Karlsson, Rosvik, SE;
Neal Wiggermann, Batesville, IN (US);
John D. Christie, Batesville, IN (US);
Elin Dovervik, Lulea, SE;
Jean-Bernard Duvert, Auray, FR;
Johan Lyckestig, Lulea, SE;
Clementine Pirio, Vannes, FR;
Liko Research & Development AB, Lulea, SE;
Abstract
A sling for supporting a subject such as a patient includes a panel assembly including a left flank with a left end, a right flank with a right end, and an interflank panel. The interflank panel has a left extremity permanently joined to the left end of the left flank and a right extremity permanently joined to the right end of the right flank. The sling also includes a left closure element and a right closure element which are securable to each other and releasable from each other to adjust an effective dimension of the sling. In another embodiment, the sling includes a frangible closure member which secures the left flank to the right flank.