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US 6,786,882 B2Granted
Traction splint
AssigneeScience & Technology Corporation @ UNM
InventorSamuel Slishman
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Abstract
The present invention provides a splint that may be telescopically extendable, coarsely and finely adjustable, and providing a mechanical advantage while being readily transportable. The splint may have two to three telescoping members that nest inside one another when not in use, and may be triangular, rectangular, or circular in cross section. The present invention also provides a single member adjustable splint.
Claims14
A traction splint for applying tension force along a limb of a patient, the traction splint comprising:
- a hollow member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a constriction loop connected to the distal end of the hollow member and adapted to secure about one end of the limb of the patient;
- a rope having a proximal end and a distal end the proximal end of, the rope extending through the hollow member and the proximal end of the hollow member for grasping by a user and allowing the user to pull on the rope, the distal end of the rope being connected to the constriction loop;
- a securing loop connected to the proximal end of the hollow member and adapted to secure about another end of the limb of the patient;
- wherein application of tension force to the proximal end of the rope by the user moves the rope within the hollow member and pulls the constriction loop away from the securing loop so as to apply tension along the limb of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.