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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Traut, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Sean L Phillips, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gordon D Row, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Laerdal Medical Corporation, Wappinger Falls, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 18 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
A multiple-size cervical collar is disclosed which is formed from a stiff flexible plastic material and comprises (a) a neck encircling band comprising a front portion and a back portion and (b) a mandible support formed from such plastic material. The mandible support is vertically shiftable with respect to the neck band and lockable thereto at a discrete number of positions to match standard single-sized collars and thereby accommodate various sizes of wearers to which the collar is applied.