Universally adjustable cervical collar

A universally adjustable cervical collar comprising:

• a) a generally U-shaped base having a front adapted to extend over a patient's sternum and clavicle joined to left and right rearwardly extending wings, adapted to extend over the patient's shoulders, each wing having a distal end,
• b) left and right chin supports, each chin support having a distal section pivotally connected to the distal ends of respective wings, and defining upper and lower proximal sections,
• c) a chin piece connected between the upper proximal sections of the chin supports, and
• d) an adjustable latch mechanism located between the lower proximal section of each chin support and the associated wing, each latch mechanism being arranged along a sector of a circle having a center at the respective pivot axis to allow the proximal sections of the chin supports to be independently adjusted relative to its associated wing.

A universally adjustable cervical collar comprising:

• a) a generally U-shaped base having a front joined to left and right rearwardly extending wings,
• b) an elongated chin piece having two ends,
• c) a pair of generally planar chin supports, each chin support being pivotally connected at a distal end to a respective wing and at the other end to a respective end of the chin piece, and
• d) a latch individually connected between each associated wing and chin support and arranged to allow each chin support to be selectively raised and lowered and inclined relative to the vertical.