Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090187129 | Trauma cervical stability device and methods of using same for diagnostic purposes - Trauma cervical stability devices for using by ambulatory personnel arriving at the scene of an injured patient are disclosed. The trauma cervical stability devices comprise a cap element, releasable and adjustable head straps, a shoulder harness, and at least one adjustable member operatively connected to the cap element and the shoulder harness. The trauma cervical stability devices are compact, easy to use, inexpensive to manufacture, and can be placed on a patient with little or no movement of the patient. The trauma cervical stability devices are also useful in diagnosing the severity of damage to a neck and the stability of the patient's neck by applying forces to the patient's head using the trauma cervical stability device. | 07-23-2009 |
20100286581 | TRAUMA CERVICAL STABILITY DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES - Trauma cervical stability devices for use by ambulatory personnel arriving at the scene of an injured patient are disclosed. The trauma cervical stability devices comprise a cap element, releasable and adjustable head straps, a shoulder harness, and at least one adjustable member operatively connected to the cap element and the shoulder harness. The trauma cervical stability devices are compact, easy to use, inexpensive to manufacture, and can be placed on a patient with little or no movement of the patient. The trauma cervical stability devices are also useful in diagnosing the severity of damage to a neck and the stability of the patient's neck by applying forces to the patient's head using the trauma cervical stability device. In another embodiment of the devices the devices comprise head straps | 11-11-2010 |
20130305454 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A WOUNDED PERSON - Sleeves for immobilizing and compressing one or more limbs of a patient are described. Sleeve embodiments can be rapidly applied to a wounded limb, and will limit bleeding from the limb as well as rapidly immobilizing the limb in a manner appropriate for transporting the patient. A stretcher equipped with multiple sleeves for full-body immobilization and to control bleeding in situations of multiple traumas is described. A method for controlling bleeding from a pelvic wound is also presented. | 11-21-2013 |