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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. 29, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert M Gougelet, Corrales, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5625 ; 5628 ; 128870 ;
Abstract
A spinal and cervical immobilization apparatus (and associated methods) combining a fiber-reinforced, resin transfer molded, spinal immobilization board having rows of slots at one end with head and neck support brackets fitting into the slots, as required by the width of the patient's head and neck. The board has rounded and upturned corners, molded grip holes with finger indentations, and beveled indentations for the head and torso of a patient into which fit padding, and is 1.75' or less in thickness, weighs nine pounds or less, and can carry 700 pounds without cracking.