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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
K Stephen Schmid, New Vienna, OH (US);
Richard A Brault, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Ferno-Washington, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 75 ; 128 78 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
A cervical collar composed essentially of an anterior section and a posterior section interconnected by an elongated strap, with the rear surfaces of the sections covered by cushioning material, the parts preferably being formed from high density polyethylene sheeting with polyethylene foam cushioning material, the parts being interconnected by plastic fasteners. Preferably the sections will be adjustable relative to each other, with one of the sections slidably mounted relative to the other. The configuration of the sections is designed to provided optimum support to achieve immobilization of the cervical spine.