Tethered medical restraint device
AssigneeBiomechanical Design, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Boughner, Robert P. Hubbard
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Abstract
A head and neck support device (10) is described. The device (10) includes a first plate (12) and a second plate (98). The first plate extends along the back of the torso (202) and is strapped to the torso by a torso harness (70). The second plate extends upward from the first plate behind the head (204) and neck (206) of the person (200). A head harness (142) for grasping the head is attached to the device by a tether (148) which is inserted through slots (138C, 140C) in a right and left harness support (138, 140) mounted on the second plate (98). The head harness allows the head to rotate while maintaining the head in a desired position.
Claims8
A head harness means for a head support device to be worn by a person to maintain a desired head position relative to a support means which is mounted on the torso of a person to which the head harness means is secured, which comprises:
- a headband having a pocket therein, a harness slidably mounted in said pocket and a tether means connected to the harness adjacent the center of gravity of the person's head and adapted to be connected to a support means, so that the tether means supports the head in a desired position and so that the person's head can be moved side to side on his neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.