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US 12,171,683 B2Granted
Modular multi-positional rigid splinting device
OwnerChristian Matthew Pitaloinventor
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Abstract
The present invention describes a multi-positional, modular bodily limb splinting system consisting of at least one pair of rigid, shared geometry interlocking male and female splint members which allow for expedient placement and treatment of a limb injury. The male splint member includes a locking post and an adjustable locking post at one end, and the female splint member includes a locking aperture operable to receive and interlock with the locking post and a plurality of adjustable apertures operable to receive and interlock with the adjustable locking post. The male and female splint members of various lengths may be positioned into one or more of several incremental angled configurations of up to 360° to conform to the extremity injury.
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A splint comprising:
- a. a first male splint member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein said first male splint member comprises a first end and an opposite second end, said first end comprising a locking post and an adjustable locking post, wherein said locking post is attached to said interior surface and extends outwardly from said first end along a first axis and wherein said adjustable locking post is attached to said interior surface and extends outwardly from said first end along a second axis, wherein said first axis and said second axis are parallel;
- b. a first female splint member, wherein said first female splint member comprises a first end and an opposite second end, said first end of said first female splint member comprising a locking aperture operable to receive said locking post along said first axis and a plurality of adjustable apertures, each of said adjustable apertures is operable to receive said adjustable locking post along said second axis;
- wherein said first male splint member and said first female member are configured to be in a fixed selected position,
- wherein said fixed selected position is exclusively determined by said locking aperture receiving said locking post along said first axis and selected one of said adjustable apertures receiving said adjustable locking post along said second axis, and
- wherein an alignment of said first male splint member and said first female splint member is configured to be angularly adjustable by adjusting which of the adjustable apertures is the selected adjustable aperture.
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A splint used for holding a bodily limb in a fixed position, said splint comprising:
- a. at least two male splint members each having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein each said male splint member comprises a first end and an opposite second end, said first end comprising a locking post and an adjustable locking post, said first end and said second end of each of said male splint members comprises a strap receiving slot, wherein said locking post is attached to said interior surface and extends outwardly from said first end along a first axis and wherein said adjustable locking post is attached to said interior surface and extends outwardly from said first end along a second axis, wherein said first axis and said second axis are parallel;
- b. at least two female splint members, wherein each said female splint member comprises a first end and an opposite second end, said first end of said female splint members comprising a locking aperture operable to receive said locking post along said first axis and a plurality of adjustable apertures, each of said adjustable apertures is operable to receive said adjustable locking post along said second axis, said first end and said second end of each of said female splint members comprises a strap receiving slot;
- c. a plurality of binding straps, wherein each of said plurality of binding straps is sized and dimensioned to fit within each of said strap receiving slots of said male and female splint members;
- wherein said male splint members and said female splint members are configured to be in a fixed selected position,
- wherein said fixed selected position is exclusively determined by said locking aperture receiving said locking post along said first axis and by receiving a selected one of said adjustable apertures receiving said adjustable locking post along said second axis,
- wherein an alignment of said male splint member and said female splint member is configured to be angularly adjustable by adjusting which of the adjustable apertures is the selected adjustable aperture,
- wherein said plurality of binding straps are operable to secure each said male splint member to the other male splint member around a bodily limb, and
- wherein said plurality of binding straps are operable to secure each said female splint member to the other female splint member around a bodily limb, such that when secured, the splint is configured to secure the bodily limb in a fixed position.
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