US4385592A
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Canine cervical brace
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-07-27
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Granted: 1983-05-31
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Expires: 2001-07-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a canine cervical brace for immobilizing the neck and thoracic-lumbar regions of a dog following surgery in those regions. More specifically the brace includes an anterior neck restraining sling which is held in position by a pair of bilateral checkrein straps which are secured to a body blanket. The blanket is held in position by an underbelly retaining member which is integral with the blanket at its front portion and secured by girth straps around the body in the chest and abdominal portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Brad L. Goldstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61D; A61D9/00; A01; A01K; A01K15/00; A01K15/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S119/00; Y10S119/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A canine cervical brace comprising: a generally rectangular laterally flexible and longitudinally stiffened upper body blanket adapted to cover the back and upper side portions of an animal and having: an elongated belly member integral with and extending from a front corner portion of the blanket and adapted to be positioned between the front legs of the animal and extend rearwardly over the lower chest and belly; girth means attached to the belly member; fastening means attached to the girth means for securing the girth means around the body of the animal; an elongated anterior neck restraining sling integral with and extending from the other front corner portion of the blanket; checkrein means attached to the sling; and means for adjustably fastening the free end of the checkrein means to the top front portion of the blanket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A canine cervical brace comprising: a generally rectangular laterally flexible and longitudinally stiffened upper body blanket adapted to cover the back and upper side portions of an animal and having: an elongated belly member integral with and extending from a front corner portion of the blanket and adapted to be positioned between the front legs of the animal and extend rearwardly over the lower chest and belly; girth means attached to the belly member; fastening means attached to the girth means for securing the girth means around the body of the animal; an elongated anterior neck restraining sling integral with and extending from the other front corner portion of the blanket; checkrein means attached to the sling; and means for adjustably fastening the free end of the checkrein means to the top front portion of the blanket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 1 and further including fastening means attached to the blanket for longitudinally stabilizing the girth means with respect to the blanket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the belly member and the said sling are connected to the blanket by narrowed extensions of the blanket which extensions are adapted to cover each shoulder of the animal respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 3 and further including supplemental restraining means including a strap attached to the sling and adapted to extend over the shoulder opposite to that covered by the said narrow extension interconnecting the sling and the blanket and further including means adjustably interconnecting the strap and the blanket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the blanket includes a plurality of longitudinally oriented stiffening means attached to the blanket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the sling includes at least one stiffening means attached thereto.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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