Spine board with interior channels
AssigneeRx 1186, LLC
InventorsJohn Piccolo-Wignall, Douglas C. Fritz, James R. Osborn
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Abstract
A mechanism for securing a cervical collar to a spine board includes a collar stabilization key having a leading end and a trailing end. The collar stabilization key is inserted into a longitudinal channel located within a main body of the spine board and has a first end that intersects with a first end of the main body and a second end. The leading end of the collar stabilization key mates with a post coupled to a cervical collar so as to secure the cervical collar to the main body of the spine board and the trailing end of the collar stabilization key locks the collar stabilization key in the longitudinal channel and to the main body.
Claims20
A mechanism for securing a cervical collar to a spine board, the mechanism comprising:
- a collar stabilization key having a leading end and a trailing end, wherein the collar stabilization key is inserted into a longitudinal channel located within a main body of the spine board and having a first end that intersects with a first end of the main body and a second end, the leading end of the collar stabilization key mates with a post coupled to a cervical collar so as to secure the cervical collar to the main body of the spine board and the trailing end of the collar stabilization key locks the collar stabilization key in the longitudinal channel and to the main body.
A spine board comprising:
- a main body comprising:
- a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
- a first end and an opposing second end that define a length of the main body;
- a first longitudinal side and an opposing second longitudinal side that define a width of the main body, wherein the first and second longitudinal sides connect the first end to the second end;
- a longitudinal channel extending longitudinally within the main body having a first end that intersects with the first end of the main body and a second end;
- an opening that extends at least from the top surface of the main body and intersects with the longitudinal channel;
- a cervical collar having a post that extends outwardly from a bottom of the cervical collar, the post of the cervical collar being removably positioned in the opening;
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- a longitudinal cartridge removably secured in the channel and configured to capture and secure the post of the cervical collar to the main body of the spine board.
A method of securing a cervical collar to a spine board, the method comprising:
- inserting a collar stabilization key having a leading end and a trailing end into a longitudinal channel located within a main body of the spine board, the longitudinal channel having a first end that intersects with a first end of the main body and a second end;
- mating the leading end of the collar stabilization key with a post coupled to a cervical collar;
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- locking the collar stabilization key in the longitudinal channel and to the main body to secure the cervical collar to the main body of the spine board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.