GB2498738A - Vacuum body immobiliser with cheek parts and rigid spine - Google Patents

Vacuum body immobiliser with cheek parts and rigid spine Download PDF

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GB2498738A
GB2498738A GB201201239A GB201201239A GB2498738A GB 2498738 A GB2498738 A GB 2498738A GB 201201239 A GB201201239 A GB 201201239A GB 201201239 A GB201201239 A GB 201201239A GB 2498738 A GB2498738 A GB 2498738A
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Shahid Saleem
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
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    • A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
    • A61G7/05738—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with fluid-like particles, e.g. sand, mud, seeds, gel, beads
    • A61G7/05753—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with fluid-like particles, e.g. sand, mud, seeds, gel, beads air-evacuated, e.g. in order to adapt to the form of the patient
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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    • A61G13/1275—Rests specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of patient-supporting surfaces with specific supporting surface having air-evacuated chambers in order to adapt to the form of the patient

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Abstract

An immobilisation device is located behind the back of an occupant of a vehicle with the assistance of a spine 24. The device has a back part 12 and a head part 16, with the head part extending forwardly to cover at least part of the cheek area. Air is evacuated through a valve 20 to cause the immobiliser to become rigid. The jaws and chin may be covered by the side of the head portion. Straps 38 may be attached to secure the device in position. The device may have a spine part (22, see figure 4) which may be extended to support the head part 26. The spine may be locked in at least one position. The spine is rigid side-to-side but flexible along its length.

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Body Immobiliser The present invention relates to body immobilisers and to methods of immobilising a body.
When cars such as rally cars crash the occupants frequently injure themselves and may be unconscious. They require to be removed from the vehicle whilst keeping the spine and neck immobilised. To this end a back and head support device is slipped behind the person whilst in the car. These devices are flexible. They have an upright central rigid support in the centre and, when in position around the back and sides, air within the device is evacuated to make the device rigid. Straps are fastened around the torso and a strap is fastened around the forehead. However, the neck may still flex which can cause injury. Further, the rigid support makes it difficult to insert the device in the correct position.
It is an object of the present invention to attempt to overcome at least one of the above or other disadvantages.
According to one aspect of the present invention a body immobiliser includes a normally flexible evacuation portion having a back region and a head region in which when air is evacuated from the flexible portion the back region and the head region are caused to be held substantially rigid to each other wherein the head region includes side regions that project forwardly from the head region at least partially over what in use would be the cheeks or the body.
The side regions may extend completely over what in use will be the cheeks.
The side regions may extend at least partially over what in use will be the cheek bones and/or the upper jaw and/or the mandibles and/or the jowls and/or or the chin or any combination thereof.
The immobiliser may include a spine. The spine may be rigid in at least one direction and may be rigid in the side to side direction. The spine may be flexible in the fore and aft direction.
The spine may be movable between a retracted position in which the spine does not extend over the head region and an extended position in which the spine member extends at least partially over the head region. The spine may be able to be locked in at least one of the positions. The spine may include two parts that are moveable relative to each other. The spine may have a greater extent in the side to side direction that it does in the fore and after direction.
The flexible portion may include a valve through which air may be evacuated.
The flexible portion may include pieces that assist in maintaining the flexible portion rigid when the air is evacuated.
At least one head strap may be included that is suitable for holding the head of a body in the flexible head region.
According to another aspect of the present invention a method of immobilising a body using a normally flexible evacuation portion of a body immobiliser which immobiliser has a back region and a head region in which the head region includes side regions extending at least partially over the cheek regions of the body, the method comprising evacuating air from the flexible portion to hold the head region and the back region of the flexible portion rigid relative to each and also to hold at least part of a body and the back region of the body rigid with respect to each other.
The method may comprise holding the complete cheeks rigidly by the evacuation of the air.
The method may comprise evacuating the air of the head region to cause at least part of the cheek bones and/or the upper jaw and/or the lower jaw and/ the jowl and/or the mandible and/or the chin rigid.
The method may comprise supporting the head and back of a body with the spine of the body immobiliser. The method may comprise causing the spine to be flexible in the fore and aft direction and preventing the spine from flexing in the side to side direction.
The method may comprise sliding a spine down behind the back of a body prior to evacuating the air.
The method may comprise extending the spine from a retracted position in which the spine does not extend up the rear of the head of the body but does extend along at least a part of the back of the body to an extended position in which the spine extends up the rear of the head of the body after sliding the spine down behind the back of the body.
The present invention includes any combination as herein referred to.
According to another aspect of the present invention a body immobiliser includes a normally flexible evacuation portion having a back region and a head region in which when air is evacuated from the flexible portion the back region and the head region are caused to be held substantially rigid with respect to each other wherein the head region includes side regions that project forwardly from the rear of the head region wherein the body immobiliser further includes a spine.
The spine may extend over at least part of the back region and the head region.
The spine may be rigid in at least one direction such as the side to side direction and may be flexible in the fore and aft direction.
The spine may be moveable between a refracted position in which the spine does not extend over the head region to an extended position in which the spine extends over the head region. The method may comprise including a lock arranged to lock the spine in at least one of the positions. The spine may include two parts that are moveable relative to each other.
The spine may have a greater extent in the side to side direction than it does in the fore and aft direction.
The flexible portion may have a valve through which the air may be evacuated.
The immobiliser may include a lower back support extending to the sides of the lower back region and the lower back support may also have an extent centrally in the lower back region.
The lower back support may be rigid.
According to another aspect of the present invention a method of immobilising a body using a body immobiliser having a normally flexible evacuation portion having a back region and a head region, the head region including side regions that project forwardly from the rear of head region comprises evacuating air from the flexible portion to cause the back region and the head region to be held substantially rigid and the method comprising locating the body immobiliser in position with the assistance of a spine of the body immobiliser which spine is substantially rigid in at least one direction and subsequently evacuating the air to cause the evacuation portion to become substantially rigid.
The present invention may be carried into practice in various ways, but one embodiment will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure lisa front view of an immobilisation device 10; Figure 2 is a side view of the device 10; Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the device; Figure 4 is a rear perspective view, and Figure 5 is a rear view.
The device 10 includes a normally flexible back 12 torso sides 14 and head sides 16 and over shoulder pads 18.
The normally flexible pads are formed by a hollow air proof container containing pieces that may be balls that may be styrene balls (not shown). An access or valve or part 20 that can be sealed is formed in the flexible part such as on one of the shoulder parts 18. When the device is in place a vacuum tube is attached to the valve 20 and most of the air is sucked out.
This has the effect of making the device rigid. When the vacuum tube is removed the valve prevents the ingress of air and the device remains in the position previously occupied.
In addition to the flexible parts a rigid spine 22 is provided.
The spine 22 may include a lower spine portion 24 and an upper spine portion 26. The upper spine portion may be telescopically mounted on the lower spine portion and may be able to be locked in either the position shown by locking means (not shown) or in a lower position in which the portion 26 is largely coextensive with the portion 24. The upper portion may be telescopically mounted within the lower portion 24 or may be telescopically mounted by sliding alongside the lower portion 24.
In addition to the spine 22 the device may include an upwardly extending rigid lower back 28 that may comprise spaced back members 30 such as three members 30 that provide rigidity in the lower spinal area and to the sides of the lower spinal area.
The spine 22 and/or the lower back 28 also assist in maintaining the spinal column of a person in line whilst the straps, which are described later, are applied. The spine 22 prevents any side to side movement but will allow slight flexible fore and aft movement as the spine 22 is broad in the direction across the spine and narrow in the fore and aft direction.
In order to locate the device in position one operative may hold the head in place. The spine 22 may be in the collapsed position. An operative may then push the back 12 down from an upper position alongside the spine. The spine 22 and/or the lower rigid lower back 28 may assist in being able to push the device down.
Whilst the parts 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 have been described as flexible they may also be able to retain a position when they are folded or bent into a particular position. Consequently the sides 14 may be folded around the torso. The shoulder parts 18 may then be wrapped around the shoulders and the head sides 16 may be folded around.
The spine portion 26 is then extended and may be locked in position.
Before or after the evacuation of the air various straps may be applied such as cross chest straps 32 that each extend from the front and one shoulder strap on one side to the front of the torso side 14 on the opposite side. Two waists straps 34 may also be applied for across the chest region and the lower torso. These straps 32 and 34 may be adjustable in length and may include releasable catches 36. If the straps are applied before evacuation these may assist in holding the head and spine in the required prosecution by ensuring that the flexible parts are in the correct position.
Evacuation of the air causes the sides, shoulder pads and the head sides 16 to contract slightly to firmly grip those parts. In this configuration the torso is held rigid as the head is held rigidly.
The head sides 16 may extend over at least part of the cheeks or Molar region and/or may also extend over at least part of the cheek bone or Zygomatic arch and/or may also extend over at least part of the upper jaw or maxilla and/or may also extend over at least part of the lower jaw or mandible and/or at least partially over the jowls and/or at least partially over the sides of the chin or mentis or any configuration thereof. The head sides hold the head rigid relative to the spine.
A head strap 38 may be applied across the forehead of the device and two upper thigh loops 40 may also be applied. These may have releasable catches or otherwise releasable devices such as cooperating hook and eye catches that may be made of Velcro.
Attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.
All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.
Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.
The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed.

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  1. <claim-text>Claims 1. A body immobiliser including a normally flexible evacuation portion having a back region and a head region in which, when air is evacuated from the flexible portion the back region and the head region are caused to be held substantially rigid wherein the head region includes side regions together that project forwardly from the rear of the head region at least partially over what, in use, will be the cheeks of a body.</claim-text> <claim-text>2. A body immobiliser as claimed in claim 1 in which the side regions extend completely, over what, in use, will be the cheeks.</claim-text> <claim-text>3. A body member as claimed in claim 1 or 2 in which the side regions extend at least partially over what, in use, will be the cheek bones and/or the jaw and/or the mandibles and/or the jowls and/or the chin.</claim-text> <claim-text>4. A body immobiliser as claimed in any preceding claim including a spine.</claim-text> <claim-text>5. A body immobiliser as claimed in any preceding claim in which the spine is rigid in at least one direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>6. A body immobiliser as claimed in claim 5 in which the spine is rigid in the side to side direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>7. A body immobiliser as claimed in claim 5 or 6 which the spine is flexible in the fore and aft direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>8. A body immobiliser as claimed in any of claims 5 to 7 in which the spine is moveable between a retracted position in which the spine does not extend over the head region and an extended portion in which the spine extends at least partially over the head region.</claim-text> <claim-text>9. A body immobiliser as claimed in claim 8 in which the spine is able to be locked in at least one of the positions.</claim-text> <claim-text>10. A body immobiliser as claimed in claim 8 or 9 in which the spine includes two parts that are moveable relative to each other.</claim-text> <claim-text>11. A body immobiliser as claimed in any of claims 5 to 10 in which the spine has a greater extent in the side to side direction than in the fore and aft direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>12. A body immobiliser as claimed in any proceeding claim in which the flexible portion includes a valve through when the air can be evacuated.</claim-text> <claim-text>13. A body immobiliser as claimed in any preceding claim in which the flexible position includes pieces within the flexible portion that assist in maintaining the flexible position rigid when air is evacuated.</claim-text> <claim-text>14. An immobiliser according to any of claims 1 to 13 including at least one head strap suitable for holding the head of a body in the flexible head region.</claim-text> <claim-text>15. A method of immobilising a body using a normally flexible evacuation portion of a body immobiliser having a back region and a head region in which the head region includes side regions extending at least partially over the cheek regions of the body in which air is evacuated from the flexible portion to hold head region and the back region of the flexible portion rigid to thereby hold at least part of the cheeks of a body and the back region of the body rigid with respect to each other.</claim-text> <claim-text>16. A method as claimed in claim 15 comprising holding the complete cheeks rigid by the evacuation of the air.</claim-text> <claim-text>17. A method as claimed in either of claims 15 or 16 comprising evacuating the air of the side head region to cause at least part of the cheek bones and/or the upper jaw and/or the lower jaw and/or the jowl and/or the mandibles and/or the chain rigid.</claim-text> <claim-text>18. A method as claimed is any of claims 15 to 17 comprising supporting the head and back of a body within a spine of the body immobiliser.</claim-text> <claim-text>19. A method as claimed in claim 18 comprising preventing the spine to be flexible in the fore and aft direction and preventing the spine from ? in the side to side direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>20. A method as claimed in claims 19 comprising sliding the spine down behind the back of a body prior to evacuating the air.</claim-text> <claim-text>21. A method as claimed in claim 20 comprising extending the spine from a retracted portion in which the spine does not extend up the rear of the head of the body but does extend along at least part of the back of the body to an extended portion in which the spine extends up the rear of the head of the body after sliding the spine down behind the back of a body.</claim-text> <claim-text>22. A method as claimed in any of claims 15 to 21 when using a body member as claimed in any of claims ito 14.</claim-text> <claim-text>23. A body immobiliser including a normally flexible evacuation portion having a back region and a head region in which, when air is evacuated from the flexible portion the back region and the head region are caused to be held substantially rigid wherein the head region includes side regions that project forwardly from the rear of the head region wherein the body immobiliser further includes a spine.</claim-text> <claim-text>24. A body immobiliser according to claim 24 in which the spine extends over at least part of the back region and the head region.</claim-text> <claim-text>25. A body immobiliser according to 23 or 24 in which the spine is rigid in at least one direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>26. A body immobiliser in which the spine is rigid in the side to side direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>27. A body immobiliser according to claim 26 in which the spine is flexible in the fore and aft direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>28. A body immobiliser according to claims 23 to 27 in which the spine is movable between a retracted position in which the spine does not extend over the head region to an extended portion in which the spine extends over at least part of the head region.</claim-text> <claim-text>29. A body immobiliser according to claims 28 in which the spine includes two parts that are movable relative to each other.</claim-text> <claim-text>30. A body immobiliser according to claim 29 including a lock arranged to lock the spine in at least one of the positions.</claim-text> <claim-text>31. A body immobiliser according to any of claims 23 to 30 in which the spine has a greater extent in the side to side direction than it does in the fore and aft direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>32. A body immobiliser according to any of claims 23 to 31 in which the flexible portion has a valve through which the air may be evacuated.</claim-text> <claim-text>33. A body immobiliser according to any of claims 23 to 32 in which the immobiliser includes a lower back support extending to the sides of the lower back region.</claim-text> <claim-text>34. A body immobiliser according to claim 33 in which the lower back support extends centrally in the lower back region.</claim-text> <claim-text>35. A body immobiliser according to claims 33 or 34 in which the lower back support is rigid.</claim-text> <claim-text>36. A body immobiliser according to any of claims 23 to 35 incorporating any of the features of claims ito 14.</claim-text> <claim-text>37. A method of immobilising a body using a body immobiliser having a normally flexible evacuation portion having a back region and a head region, the head region including side regions that project forwardly from the rear of the head region, in which, when air is evacuated from the flexible portion the back region and the head region are caused to be held substantially rigid, the method comprising locating the body immobiliser in position with the assistance of a spine of the body immobiliser which spine is substantially rigid in at least one direction and subsequently evacuating air to cause the evacuation portion to become substantially rigid.</claim-text> <claim-text>38. A method as claimed in claim 37 comprising permitting the spine to flex in the fore and aft direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>39. A method as claimed in claim 37 or 38 comprising substantially preventing the spine from flexing in the side to side direction.</claim-text> <claim-text>40. A method as claimed in any of claims 37 to 39 comprising moving the spine form a retracted position in which the spine does not extend to the head region to an extended position in which the spine extends over at least part of the head region.</claim-text> <claim-text>41. A method as claimed in any of claims 37 to 40 comprising locating the body immobiliser in position with the assistance of a lower back support.</claim-text> <claim-text>42. A method as claimed in any of claims 37 to 41 comprising applying straps to locate the normally flexible portion substantially in position prior to evacuating the air.</claim-text> <claim-text>43. A method as claimed in any of claims 37 to 42 when using a body immobiliser according to any of claims 23 to 36.</claim-text>
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