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US 2011/0034844 A1Published application
Cervical collar having height and circumferential adjustment
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorsThora THORGILSDOTTIR, Arni Thor INGIMUNDARSON
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Abstract
A cervical collar has a front component formed from a compressible foam material and defines a recess constituting part of a tracheal opening. The collar also has a height adjustment mechanism secured to the front component which forms a substantially rigid border about the tracheal opening, and a sternum pad formed from a compressible foam material. The height adjustment mechanism selectively connects the front component to the sternum pad at a permanently locked position among a plurality of predefined distances.
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A cervical collar, comprising:
- a front component formed from a compressible foam material, the front component defining a portion of a tracheal opening;
- a height adjustment mechanism secured to the front component, the height adjustment mechanism forms a substantially rigid border about the tracheal opening;
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- a sternum pad formed from a compressible foam material, the height adjustment mechanism selectively connecting the front component to the sternum pad at a permanently locked position among a plurality of predefined distances along a curvature of the height adjustment mechanism.
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A cervical collar, comprising:
- a front component formed from a compressible foam material, the front component forming a recess defining a portion of a tracheal opening;
- a height adjustment mechanism secured to the front component and bordering the of the tracheal opening;
- a sternum pad formed from a compressible foam material, the height adjustment mechanism selectively connecting the front component to the sternum pad at a permanently fixed position among a plurality of predefined distances;
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- a rear component connecting to the front component, the rear component having a plurality of lateral breakaway sections formed at side portions of the rear component, the breakaway sections arranged to be removed without the benefit of a tool, whereby removal of one of the breakaway sections reduces a circumference of the collar formed by the combination of the front and rear components.
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A cervical collar, comprising:
- a front component formed from a compressible foam material, the front component forming a recess defining a portion of a tracheal opening, the front component resiliently contoured in a generally arcuate shape;
- a height adjustment mechanism secured to the front component, the height adjustment mechanism forms a substantially rigid border about the tracheal opening;
- a sternum pad formed from a compressible foam material, the height adjustment mechanism selectively connecting the front component to the sternum pad at a permanently fixed position among a plurality of predefined distances;
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- a rear component connecting to the front component and formed from a compressible foam material, the front component resiliently contoured in a generally arcuate shape, the front and rear components forming from their arcuate shapes a circumferential configuration for securing about a wearer's neck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.