Inflatable splint for medical treatment
OwnerJeffrey A. Dereninventor
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Abstract
An inflatable splint can include a sleeve shaped to conform to a specific human body part and a plurality of inflatable chambers disposed on the sleeve. The sleeve, in cooperation with the plurality of chambers in an inflated condition, can be contoured to maintain the specific human body part in a desired position. A method of using an inflatable splint includes admitting a body part into a sleeve of the inflatable splint and positioning the sleeve around the body part One or more of the plurality of air chambers are selectively inflated such that the flexible sleeve in cooperation with the plurality of chambers in inflated condition is contoured and positioned to maintain the specific human body part in a desired position.
Claims28
An inflatable splint comprising;
- a sleeve shaped to conform to a specific human body pert, and
- a plurality of inflatable chambers formed on sleeve;
- wherein the sleeve in cooperation with the plurality of chambers in inflated condition are contoured and positioned to maintain the specific human body part in a desired position.
The inflatable splint of claim wherein the sleeve includes a first portion shaped to conform to a first human body part, a second portion shaped to conform a second human body part, and wherein the first portion and the second portion are releasably connected to each other, and wherein respective one or more inflatable chambers are formed on the first portion and the second portion.
A method of using an inflatable splint comprising:
- admitting a body part into a sleeve of the inflatable splint;
- positioning the sleeve around the body part;
- and
- selectively inflating one or more of the plurality of air chambers such that the sleeve in cooperation with the plurality of chambers in inflated condition are contoured and positioned to maintain the specific human body part in proper position.
A method of making an inflatable splint comprising:
- determining locations of a plurality of air chambers on a sheet;
- positioning respective molds of predetermined dimension on the determined locations;
- forming the plurality of air chambers on the sheet according to the respective molds at the determined locations;
- and
- attaching one or more loops and fasteners on at east one longitude edge of the sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.