Infant stabilizer
AssigneeSmölTap, Inc.
InventorsBrian Alverson, Ravi Stephen D'Cruz, Daniel Joseph Nelsen
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Abstract
The invention relates to an infant positioning device for stabilizing and maintaining an infant in a fixed position for a lumbar puncture procedure. The device consists of a frame with openings for the infant's face and abdomen to support the infant in the proper position for the procedure and allow for unimpeded ventilation, a component of the frame to secure and stabilize the infant within the frame to prevent movement during the procedure, and an attachment stand to the frame that allows the frame to be free-standing.
Claims16
An infant positioning device for stabilizing and maintaining an infant in a fixed position during a medical procedure, comprising:
- a frame for positioning the infant in a desired position, the frame including at least one opening configured to aid the infant with breathing;
- the frame further including a left side and a right side;
- a left outer plate having a first end connected to the left side of the frame and a second free end;
- a right outer plate having a first end connected to the right side of the frame and a second free end;
- a first strap connected to the second end of the left outer plate and the second end of the right outer plate;
- the first adjustable strap being configured and arranged to accommodate and releasably secure a torso region of an infant against the frame;
- a second strap having a first end and a second end;
- the first end connected directly to the left side of the frame and the second end connected directly to the right side of the frame;
- the second strap being configured and arranged to accommodate and releasably secure a head of an infant against the frame.
A method of positioning an infant to stabilized and maintain an infant during a medical procedure, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a frame including a plurality of openings and a left side and a right side;
- placing the infant face first into the frame such that the plurality of openings in the frame are aligned with the infant's face, chest, and abdomen;
- providing a left outer plate having a first end connected to the left side of the frame and a second free end;
- providing a right outer plate having a first end connected to the right side of the frame and a second free end;
- providing a first strap;
- providing a second strap;
- stabilizing a chest of an infant with the first strap connected between the second free end of the left outer plate and the second free end of the right outer plate;
- stabilizing a head of an infant with the second strap connected between the left side of the frame and the right side of the frame;
- orienting an infant, using the frame component to achieve the desired angle to the ground for a medical procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.