Hand and arm board for use in intravenous administration and other monitoring tests
First Claim
1. A restraining device for immobilizing a patient'"'"'s hand, comprising:
- a rigid member;
a composite sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive surface on one side thereof for contact with and adhesive attachment of said hand thereto thereby releasably immobilizing said hand;
releasable fastening means connected to said rigid member and said composite sheet for fastening said composite sheet to said rigid member, wherein said rigid member, said releasable fastening means, and said composite sheet having said adhesive surface together form a multilayer releasable assembly with said hand adapted to be adhered to said composite sheet.
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Abstract
A device and method for immobilizing a patient'"'"'s hand and/or forearm includes a composite sheet and an armboard. The composite sheet includes an adhesive surface on one side thereof and a fabric loop fastener on the other side. the armboard includes a fabric hook fastener on a side thereof. The patient'"'"'s hand and/or forearm is secured to the composite sheet by placing the hand and/or forearm on the adhesive surface thereof. After the hand and/or forearm is secured to the composite sheet, the composite sheet is attached to the armboard by securing the fabric loop fastener of the composite sheet to the fabric hook fastener of the armboard. In this manner, the hand and/or forearm can easily be immobilized.
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13 Claims
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1. A restraining device for immobilizing a patient'"'"'s hand, comprising:
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a rigid member; a composite sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive surface on one side thereof for contact with and adhesive attachment of said hand thereto thereby releasably immobilizing said hand; releasable fastening means connected to said rigid member and said composite sheet for fastening said composite sheet to said rigid member, wherein said rigid member, said releasable fastening means, and said composite sheet having said adhesive surface together form a multilayer releasable assembly with said hand adapted to be adhered to said composite sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A restraining device for immobilizing a patient'"'"'s hand by attaching said hand to a rigid surface, comprising:
- a rigid surface
a composite sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive surface on one side thereof for contact with and adhesive attachment of said hand thereto thereby releasably immobilizing said hand; and releasable fastening means connected to said composite sheet for fastening said composite sheet to said rigid surface, wherein said rigid surface, said releasable fastening means, and said composite sheet having said adhesive surface together form a multilayer releasable assembly with said hand adapted to be adhered to said composite sheet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- a rigid surface
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13. A method for immobilizing a patient'"'"'s hand with a restraining device which includes a rigid member having a fabric hook fastener on a side thereof and a composite sheet having an adhesive surface on one side and a fabric loop fastener on an opposing side thereof, comprising the steps of:
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placing said hand on said adhesive side of said composite sheet. attaching said hook fastener of said rigid member to said loop faster of said composite sheet to thereby attach said hand to said rigid member.
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