Restraint for humane treatment of detainee and method of using the same

Abstract

The invention relates to a restraining device comprising a restraint for physically constraining movement of at least a portion of a detainee's body. The restraint further has a tightness-adjusting component coupled to the restraint and a control system coupled to the tightness-adjusting component. The control system is configured to cause the tightness adjustment component to adjust the tightness of the restraint upon the detainee when a predetermined condition occurs. There is a sensor in communication with the control system, and the sensor is configured to detect whether the detainee enters into a medical or physical condition requiring a response; the control system is configured to adjust the tightness of the restraint to the detainee when the sensor indicates the detainee needs a different level of tightness regarding the restraint.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.