RADIO LUCENT RESTRAINING DEVICE

• US 20080156333A1
• Filed: 11/19/2007
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Wolf Galpern, Manuel A. Guerrero
• Original Assignee: David Wolf Galpern, Manuel A. Guerrero
• Inventors: Galpern, David Wolf, Guerrero, Manuel A.
• Application Number:
  US11/942,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20080156333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/846
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/3761 for attaching the limbs to other objects A61F5/3769 takes precedence

Abstract

An apparatus for stabilizing a portion of a patient, the apparatus comprising: at least one attachment means having a flexible elongated portion and at least one bead attached to the flexible elongated portion; a radio lucent portion, the radio lucent portion having a multitude of raised portions forming a multitude of receiving cavities, each of the receiving cavities shaped to removably receive at least a portion of the attachments means, for example the bead or the flexible elongated portion.

Claims

1. An apparatus for stabilizing a portion of a patient, said apparatus comprising:

at least one attachment means having a flexible elongated portion and at least one bead attached to said flexible elongated portion;

a radio lucent portion, said radio lucent portion having a multitude of raised portions forming a multitude of receiving cavities, each of said receiving cavities shaped to removably receive at least a portion of said attachments means.

2. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said attachment means is made of a radio lucent material.

3. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said radio lucent portion is hand shaped having at least three digit portions.

4. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said receiving cavities are shaped to fixedly removably receive each of said beads to provide stabilization of said hand of said patient.

5. An apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising at least one slit along a side of said radio lucent portion.

6. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein one end of said attachment means is fixedly attached to said radio lucent portion.

7. A radio lucent method of stabilizing a portion of a patient during surgery, said method comprising the step of:

providing a portion of a patient for operating on;

providing at least one attachment means having a flexible elongated portion and at least one beads attached to said flexible elongated portion;

placing a radio lucent portion on an operating field, said radio lucent portion having a multitude of raised portions forming a multitude of receiving cavities, said receiving cavities shaped to removably receive at least a portion of an attachment means;

placing said portion of a patient on said radio lucent portion;

removably attaching said portion of said patient to said radio lucent portion by placing at least one attachment means around said portion of a patient and removably attaching at least a portion of said attachment means to one of said multitude of receiving cavities.

8. An apparatus as in claim 7, wherein said attachment means is made of a radio lucent material.

9. An apparatus as in claim 7, wherein said radio lucent portion is hand shaped and has at least three digit portions.

10. An apparatus as in claim 7, wherein said receiving cavities are shaped to fixedly removably receive each of said beads to provide stabilization of the hand of said patient.

11. An apparatus as in claim 7, further comprising at least one slit along a side of said radio lucent portion.

12. An apparatus as in claim 7, wherein one end of said attachment means is fixedly attached to said radio lucent portion.

13. A radio lucent kit for stabilizing a portion of a patient during surgery, said kit comprising:

at least one attachment means having a flexible elongated portion and at least one bead attached to said flexible elongated portion;

a radio lucent portion, said radio lucent portion having a multitude of raised portions forming a multitude of receiving cavities, said receiving cavities shaped to removably receive a portion of said attachment means.

14. A radio lucent kit as in claim 13, wherein said attachment means is made of a radio lucent material.

15. A radio lucent kit as in claim 13, wherein said radio lucent portion is hand shaped and has at least three digit portions.

16. A radio lucent kit as in claim 13, wherein said receiving cavities are shaped to fixedly removably receive each of said beads to provide stabilization of said hand of said patient.

17. A radio lucent kit as in claim 13, further comprising at least one slit.

18. A radio lucent kit as in claim 17, wherein said at least one slit is along a side of said radio lucent portion.

19. A radio lucent kit as in claim 13, wherein one end of said attachment means is fixedly attached to said radio lucent portion.