Multiple-size cervical collar

• US 6,090,058 A
• Filed: 12/30/1997
• Issued: 07/18/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Laerdal Medical Corporation
• Original Assignee: Laerdal Medical Corporation
• Inventors: Row, Gordon D., Phillips, Sean L., Traut, James R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Michael A.
• Application Number:
  US09/000,980
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: 602/5, 602/17, 602/18, 602/19, 128/DIG. 23
• US Class Current: 602/18
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/055 Cervical collars
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/23 Cervical collars

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.

Claims

1. A method for fitting to a patient an adjustable cervical collar having first and second bands that are relatively displaceable with respect to one another so as to define therebetween a plurality of collar sizes, at each of which the collar can be locked into position, comprising the steps of:

taking a measure of the length of the neck of the patient;

transferring this measure to the collar and selecting that collar size that is closest to the measured distance;

locking the displaceable portions of the collar into place with respect to one another; and

attaching the collar to the patient.