Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical splinting apparatus and methods for using the same
- Patent Title (中): 医用夹板装置及其使用方法
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Application No.: US12009479Application Date: 2008-01-18
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Publication No.: US07670308B2Publication Date: 2010-03-02
- Inventor: Anthony G. Borschneck
- Applicant: Anthony G. Borschneck
- Agent R. Michael West
- Main IPC: A61F5/00
- IPC: A61F5/00 ; E05D11/10 ; E05D15/00 ; E05D15/22 ; E05D7/08 ; E05D7/00

Abstract:
An articulated, adjustable, and lockable alignment arm, and associated extensions and accessories, which are user manipulable to model the size and shape of the fractured limb of a patient in the field. The alignment arm includes a first elongated arm segment, a second elongated arm segment, and connector means for interconnecting the first segment to the second segment through respective pivotal receivers having normal axes of rotation. The alignment arm is adjusted for proper orientation by setting it over the injury, and then locking the arm into a selected orientation which models the patient's limb around the area of the injury. Next, first and second arm extenders and protective end pads are used to expand the effective size of the alignment arm to form a custom splint structure. Lastly, the splint structure is secured to the patient's injured limb through the use of flexible cravats.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080177208A1 Medical splinting apparatus and methods for using same Public/Granted day:2008-07-24
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