DE8227208U1 - DEVICE FOR RAPID FIXING OF A LIMB OR THE WHOLE BODY OF AN ACCIDENT - Google Patents

Description

EUTAI S.A. Friborg / Switzerland

Device for quickly fixing a limb or the whole body of an accident victim

The present innovation relates to a device for quickly fixing a limb, for example one Leg or whole body of an accident victim. In the event of an accident, be it a road or mountain accident it is often necessary to restrain the affected limb or limbs of the casualty in order to enable their transport. Splints or similar devices are used to fix the limbs. The metallic rails have the disadvantage that they have to be removed during the X-ray, which causes disadvantages and inconvenience for the accident victim. In addition, they cannot be used on protruding bones will.

It is therefore the task of the present innovation to create a device that, on the one hand, affects the affected limb or the body is quickly and well fixed for removal without impairing the blood circulation, and one X-ray examination permitted, and on the other hand, when not in use, easily collapsible and easy to transport is.

The device that solves this task is characterized by that they have an air-impermeable envelope that is divided into several chambers and filled with plastic granules having a valve for evacuating the air, and that

the sheath either a section to encompass the affected limb and a subsequent section to encompass a part of the adjoining trunk or a part for enclosing the whole body with the limbs and one thereon has subsequent, stepped portion for embracing the head.

The innovation will now be explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing of two exemplary embodiments.

Figure 1 shows, partially in section, a first embodiment of the innovation,

FIG. 2 shows, on an enlarged scale, a detail from FIGS

Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the present innovation.

A fixation device 1 for immobilization can be seen in FIG a leg, with an air-impermeable cover 2, which is in a section 3 for fixing the leg and in a Part 4 is divided, which can be looped around the lower body, around the whole leg in a certain position to hold on. In the present case, the sheath 2 is divided into six chambers K1 to K6. This division into different Chambers is necessary in order to maintain the distribution of the plastic granules or spheres 5, see FIG. 2

In order to allow the air to be pumped out of the entire envelope, the connections between the individual chambers must be made be designed in such a way that the passage of air is guaranteed while the grains remain in the individual chambers have to. For this purpose, the welded partitions 6 between the individual chambers are in places with Provided openings 7 which are covered with a net-like fabric 8, see FIG. 2.

U The device according to Figure 1, which is used for fixing a

'* Beines is intended to have two continuous longitudinal chambers K2

|; and K3, which has a continuous wing on one side

^: K1 connects, while on the other side of the two

>! Longitudinal chambers are joined by a wing K4, which is roughly the same length

I of the leg corresponds. Above this wing K4,

ß is set, there is one in two chambers K5 and K6

V: split wing that can be wrapped around the lower body.

I The valve 9 is conveniently located at the upper end

if the device, in this case at the top of the chamber

I ^K6 *

J: It makes sense to use a relative for the shell

I use soft plastic, and it is beneficial to

; ■ fabric cover to provide another washable fabric cover.

The application of the device and the fixation of the affected f. ·: Leg is extremely easy by using this fixation device

; is pushed under the leg and the two wings around the

; 1 leg or lower body to be looped. This is particularly

t is easy, as the plastic granules or spheres in the north

;; state of paint, i.e. when the air is in the envelope,

; j are easy to move and adaptable. With a suitable one With just a few strokes, the suction pump can now suck the air out of the envelope in such a way that it is sufficient becomes rigid in order to fix the leg completely in the desired ■ position. As a result of the division of the shell into one piece, that can be placed around the Glieämasse and in a Part that is placed around the adjacent torso part can result in complete fixation of the affected limb; be enough. When using suitable plastics,

I, for example, a filling made of polystyrene beads, the

I X-rayed limbs of the casualty together with the fixation device without having to be solved. All that is needed to release the fixing device is the check valve to be opened, whereby air can flow in, and the plastic grains can be moved against each other again.

In Figure 3 you can see a fixing device 10, which is used for fixing of the whole body including the head. The body part 11 and the head part 12 can be seen. Both parts are connected via a middle part K7, which can also consist of two or more chambers. On both sides of the middle part K7 are followed by a chamber K8 and K9 over the entire length of the body part 11 and two smaller ones Chambers K10 and K11, which are essentially the fixation of the Arms serve. Above the two longitudinal chambers K8 and K9 are two chambers KI2 and K13, separated from them Fixation of the head. As in the previous example according to FIG. 1, the chambers are connected to one another via the partition walls 6 connected to the openings 7 and sieve-like fabric 8 and filled with the same plastic grains 5. The valve 9 is located in this example at the foot of the device. Here, too, it is useful to place a to attach a washable fabric cover. The procedure for restraining the body of an injured person is the same as described above.

The fixation devices can be of different sizes and Designs are made, for example for adults or for children, also for arms or legs. It is important for the device for the fixation of limbs that not ni., The affected limb, but also a Part of the trunk is captured in order to completely immobilize the limb. The description also shows that that any necessary repositioning of an already fixed limb can be carried out extremely easily and quickly by simply opening the valve, which makes the device easy to move and relocate the limb can be.

In certain cases it can be advantageous to use waterproof material for the outermost covering around the device instead of evacuating, inflating them to make them buoyant.

Claims (8)

PROTECTION CLAIMS 1. Device for quickly fixing a limb or the whole body of an accident victim, characterized in that it has an air-impermeable, divided into several chambers (K1-K6; K7-K13) and with plastic grains (5) filled envelope (1, 10) with a valve (9) for evacuating the air and that the envelope (1 or 10) either a section (3) for embracing the affected limb and a subsequent section (4) for embracing a part of the adjoining trunk, or a section (11) for embracing the entire body with the limbs and an adjoining, detached section (12) for embracing the Having head. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the chambers are formed by welded-on partition walls (6) which have openings (7) with a sieve-like shape Tissue (8) are covered, which is impermeable to the plastic grains (5). 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2 for a leg, characterized in that it has two continuous chambers (K2, K3) which is followed by a further continuous chamber (KI) on one long side and a chamber (K4) which corresponds approximately to the length of the leg on the other side and it is intended to encompass this and, above it, a two-chamber part (K5, K6) for encompassing the lower body. 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the valve (9) is arranged on the two-chamber part (K5, K6). 5. Vorricntung according to claim 1 or 2 for the whole body, characterized in that it has a continuous, at least one chamber (K7) having part on which a chamber (K8, K9) is connected on both sides, which corresponds approximately to the length of the body and is connected to it a smaller chamber (K10, K11) to enclose the arms and, separated from it, a chamber (KI2, K13) on both sides to encompass Of the head. 6. Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that the valve (9) is arranged a / n foot end. 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that that a washable fabric cover is arranged around the air-impermeable cover. 8. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that that the plastic grains (5) are polystyrene beads are.