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Thermoplastics spine board with ergonomic features

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-18
PANTON GEORGE S JR
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[0015] The board is characterized as being free from metallic parts, so that the board is X-ray translucent and / or radio translucent. Preferably an upper surface of the board has a cradle configuration to assist in more comfortably positioning a patient.

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However, those boards are sometimes not satisfactory because of their tendency to chip and splinter in rough handling, thus increasing the possibility for further injury to a patient.
More importantly, with the rise in a risk of serious infectious disease from the unintended transfer of body fluids from one patient to another, wood is losing its favor as product suitable for manufacture.
Efforts to make such spine boards from plastic have not been totally successful because of a need for lateral and longitudinal strength to handle heavy patients, perhaps up to about 600 pounds.
This method is labor intensive and costly, while risking inadvertent disassembly during emergency usage.
But no effort is made to insure structural integrity, buoyancy, and an absence of infectious growth sites.

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[0029] FIGS. 1 to 7 illustrate an embodiment of a light-weight, vacuum-formed thermoplastic spine board 10, according to the invention, having a head end 12, a main body portion 13, and a tail end 14. The tail end 14 is narrower than the head end 12, so the body portion 13 narrows accordingly. The spine board 10, when completed, is a unitary, sealed structure that has a foam core 16 (shown at least within the cross sectional views of FIGS. 5A, 5B, 6A and 6B).

[0030] The spine board 10 may be made from a thermoplastic material, such as an ABS resin or other suitable thermoplastic material, with a foam core 16 made from a polyethylene, or urethane foam core. The spine board 10 is further defined by a top surface 18 (best seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4), a bottom surface 20 (best seen in FIGS. 3 and 4), a right side portion 22 interconnecting the top and bottom surfaces 18, 20, and a left side surface 24 interconnecting the top and bottom surfaces 18, 20. For a convenient convention, the ter...

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Abstract

An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing a foam-filled thermoplastic spine board. An upper surface of the spine board has a cradle configuration to assist in more comfortably positioning a patient. The spine board includes hand holds for transporting the patient. Being free from metallic parts, the spine board is X-ray translucent and / or radio translucent.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60 / 395,333 filed Jul. 12, 2002.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates generally to spine boards used for carrying persons usually in emergency situations. More particularly, this invention relates to a light-weight, foam-filled, thermoplastic spine board with a number of features attractive to firefighters, emergency medical service (EMS) personnel, lifeguards, and the like. Still more particularly, this invention relates to such a spine board, sometimes referred to as a back board, with a plurality of features and a method for making the same. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0004] A number of stretcher-like structures are known in the art for transporting persons in distress caused by trauma, injuries, catastrophic illness, or the like. In such emergency situations, the time between the situation and diagnosis and / or treatment is essential. Therefore, it...

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IPC IPC(8): C09J5/00A61B6/04A61G1/01A61G1/04A61G7/05B29C44/14
CPCA61B6/0442A61G1/01B29C44/146A61G7/0504A61G2210/50A61G1/04A61G1/044
Inventor PANTON, GEORGE S. JR.
Owner PANTON GEORGE S JR
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