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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2014
Applicants:
Sorin Siegler, Merion Station, PA (US);
Mary Milone, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Yoganand Ghati, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Inventors:
Sorin Siegler, Merion Station, PA (US);
Mary Milone, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Yoganand Ghati, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Assignee:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 1/04 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); A41D 13/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2013.01); A42B 3/0473 (2013.01); A61F 5/3707 (2013.01); A63B 71/1291 (2013.01); A41D 13/0531 (2013.01); A63B 2208/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a cervical spine protection apparatus one or more composite bands attached to provide restraint of one or more motions of the cervical spine of a wearer. The apparatus is designed to protect a wearer from incurring cervical spinal injuries, and/or to reduce the severity of cervical spine injuries without substantially compromising the normal functional range of motion of the wearer's cervical spine.