Arm board for vascular access and method of using the same
AssigneeDale Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsEgidia M. Vergano, Joseph Kovacs
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Abstract
An arm board and method of using the same for positioning and restraining the forearm and hand of a patient to receive either an intravenous or intra-arterial line. An elongated malleable core member is provided with padding on at least one surface, the core member having an adjustable bending point along the length with the member capable of nonpermanently bending at the bending point from a flat configuration to an angled configuration. A pair of adjustable straps secure the patient's hand and forearm to the core member.
Claims16
An arm board for positioning and restraining a patient's hand to receive an arterial line comprising:
- an elongated malleable core member having a length and opposed upper and lower surfaces with at least the upper surface being padded, the core member having an adjustable bending point along the length with the core member capable of non-permanently bending at the bending point from a flat configuration to an angled configuration and having a width sufficient to support both the patient's wrist and hand at a suitable angle of flexion to receive the arterial line;
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- at least one strap positionable around the core member and engageable with at least one of the patient's hand or forearm in order to secure the patient's hand or forearm, wherein the patient's forearm and hand are positionable, palm up, on the upper padded surface with the patient's wrist flexed at the bending point and the artery being accessible for receiving the arterial line, when the at least one strap secures the at least one of the patient's hand and forearm to the arm board.
An arm board for positioning and restraining a patient's hand to receive an intravenous line comprising:
- an elongated malleable core member having a length and opposed upper and lower surfaces with at least the upper surface being padded, the core member having an adjustable bending point along the length with the core member capable of non-permanently bending at the bending point from a flat configuration to an angled configuration and having a width sufficient to support both the patient's wrist and hand at a suitable angle of flexion to receive the intravenous line;
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- at least one strap positionable around the core member and engageable with at least one of the patient's hand or forearm in order to secure the patient's hand or forearm, wherein the patient's forearm and hand are positionable, palm down, on the upper padded surface with the patient's fingers flexed at the bending point and a back portion of the patient's hand being accessible for receiving the intravenous line, when the at least one strap secures the at least one of the patient's hand and forearm to the arm board.
A method of securing a patient's forearm and hand to an arm board in a variety of use positions comprising:
- providing an elongated malleable core member having a length and opposed upper and lower surfaces with at least the upper surface being padded, the core member having an adjustable bending point along the length with the core member capable of non-permanently bending at the bending point from a flat configuration to an angled configuration and having a width sufficient to support both the patient's wrist and hand at a suitable angle of flexion to receive the arterial line;
- securing at least one of the patient's forearm and hand to the arm board with at least one adjustable strap positionable around the core member;
- wherein in a first use, the core member is in the angled configuration and the patient's forearm and hand are positionable, palm up, on the upper padded surface with the patient's wrist flexed at the bending point for receiving an arterial line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.