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AssigneeImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
InventorsHessa ALLAYLI, Ruba ALKHALDI, Hala EL-WAKEEL, Zati HAZIRAT
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A pediatric positioning apparatus that includes a support vest and a neck support. The support vest includes a network of rigid support members and a cover, a pair of waist supports configured to wrap around the waist a patient, and a pair of anterior straps attached configured to pass over shoulders and chest of a patient and secure to the waist supports. The neck support includes a posterior neck strap and an anterior support jaw including a superior jaw arc that includes a chin contact portion and an inferior jaw arc comprising a chest contact portion. The anterior support jaw is rigid and configured to contact a chin and a chest of a patient such that the anterior support jaw supports the chin of the patient in a ventral direction and prevents contact between the chin and the chest of the patient.
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The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rigid support members are formed of a plastic.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rigid support members have a flattened contact surface, the contact surface being the surface oriented toward a patient wearing the support vest.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the network of rigid support members comprises a peripheral support member disposed about a periphery of the network of rigid support members.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vest posterior portion cover is formed of a textile.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the network of rigid support members is configured to be removable from the vest posterior portion cover.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein each waist support includes a rigid waist support member.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a waist belt attached to the pair of waist supports and configured such that the waist belt and pair of waist supports together wrap around an entirety of a waist circumference of a patient.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the neck support is connected to the support vest by at least one selected from the group consisting of the anterior straps, a neck support connection strap attached to the support vest and the neck support, and a rigid neck support connection member attached to the support vest and the neck support.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the anterior support jaw is formed of a plastic.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the posterior neck strap is formed of a textile.
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The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 16, wherein the posterior head support comprises a rigid posterior head peripheral support member disposed about a periphery of a flexible posterior head support platform.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 16, wherein the rigid posterior head peripheral support member is formed of a plastic and the flexible posterior head support platform is formed of a textile.
The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pediatric positioning apparatus is devoid of electronic sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.