Cervical immobilizing device

A cervical immobilizing device, comprising

• a base having first and second ends, a front edge and a rear edge, said base having a first longitudinal slot extending from said first end toward a center portion of said base and a second longitudinal slot extending from said second end toward said center portion of said base;
• a cervical immobilizing member having a center panel attached to said center portion of said base, a first arm having an inner end coupled to a first edge of said center panel and an outer end spaced from said inner end, and a second arm having an inner end coupled to a second side of said center panel and an outer end spaced from said inner end, said first arm having a first coupling member for sliding engagement with said first slot and for coupling said first arm to said base, and said second arm having a second coupling member for sliding engagement with said second slot and for coupling said second arm to said base, said first and second arms being foldable from a first substantially flat position to a second folded, upright position;
• a locking device for locking said first and second arms in said folded, upright position;
• an actuating device coupled to said first and second arms for simultaneously and substantially symmetrically sliding said outer ends of said first and second arms inwardly toward said center panel to fold each of said arms to said second folded upright position having a substantially inverted V-shaped configuration to engage and support a patient's head;
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• a guide member positioned on a bottom face of said base for guiding said actuating device and having a first end substantially aligned inwardly with respect to said tabs, an elongated slot having guiding surfaces extending inwardly from said first end toward a second end of said guide member, wherein said actuating member passes through said slot from said first end to said second end, whereby pulling said actuating device through said slot pulls the ends of said arms toward said center panel to said folded position.

A cervical immobilizing device, comprising

• a base having first and second ends, a front edge and a rear edge, said base having a first longitudinal slot extending from said first end toward a center portion of said base and a second longitudinal slot extending from said second end toward said center portion of said base;
• a cervical immobilizing member having a center panel attached to said center portion of said base, a first arm having an inner end coupled to a first edge of said center panel and an outer end spaced from said inner end, and a second arm having an inner end coupled to a second side of said center panel and an outer end spaced from said inner end, said first arm having a first coupling member for sliding engagement with said first slot and for coupling said first arm to said base, and said second arm having a second coupling member for sliding engagement with said second slot and for coupling said second arm to said base, said first and second arms being foldable from a first substantially flat position to a second folded, upright position;
• a locking device for locking said first and second arms in said folded, upright position;
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• an actuating device coupled to said first and second arms for simultaneously and substantially symmetrically sliding said outer ends of said first and second arms inwardly toward said center panel to fold each of said arms to said second folded upright position having a substantially inverted V-shaped configuration to engage and support a patient's head;
• wherein said actuating member includes a body portion having a plurality of teeth and a pair of flexible legs, each of said legs being coupled to a respective arm of said immobilizing member, and wherein said immobilizing device includes an aperture, said body portion of said actuating member passing through said aperture whereby the teeth of said body portion engage a side wall of said aperture to lock said actuating member and lock said arms in said folded position.

A cervical immobilizing device, comprising

• a base having first and second ends, a front edge and a rear edge, said base having a first longitudinal slot extending from said first end toward a center portion of said base and a second longitudinal slot extending from said second end toward said center portion of said base;
• a cervical immobilizing member having a center panel attached to said center portion of said base, a first arm having an inner end coupled to a first edge of said center panel and an outer end spaced from said inner end, and a second arm having an inner end coupled to a second side of said center panel and an outer end spaced from said inner end, said first arm having a first coupling member for sliding engagement with said first slot and for coupling said first arm to said base, and said second arm having a second coupling member for sliding engagement with said second slot and for coupling said second arm to said base, said first and second arms being foldable from a first substantially flat position to a second folded, upright position;
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• a locking device for locking said first and second arms in said folded, upright position;
• wherein said coupling members of said first and second coupling members include a neck portion, and a head portion having a substantially trapezoidal shape, and wherein said slots in said base include a plurality of inwardly directed ratcheting teeth for interlocking with said head of said coupling member and limiting sliding movement of said coupling members in said slots.