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Abdominal restraint system
Assignee: Kendall Co
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Filing: 1981-09-21
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Granted: 1983-11-08
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Expires: 2001-09-21
Abstract
Abstract An abdominal restraint system for protecting a patient from the strain of a cough or the like in which an abdominal belt is tightened around the patient in response to physiological conditions of the patient associated with onset of a cough or the like. Detection of cough onset is achieved by means of pressure sensors, body movement sensors or both. Controlled restraint is achieved by selective inflation or mechanical tightening of the belt.
Inventors
- 👤 Samuel M. Tucker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/37
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
An abdominal restraint system, comprising: means for providing a controlled amount of restraint against movement to a part of the trunk of a patient's body; means for connection with the patient to detect the onset of a cough or the like by the patient; and means responsive to said detecting means for controlling the restraint providing means to increase the amount of restraint during the cough or the like.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
An abdominal restraint system, comprising: means for providing a controlled amount of restraint against movement to a part of the trunk of a patient's body; means for connection with the patient to detect the onset of a cough or the like by the patient; and means responsive to said detecting means for controlling the restraint providing means to increase the amount of restraint during the cough or the like.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 1 in which the restraint providing means comprises a belt and said controlling means comprises means for tightening the belt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 2 in which said belt is inflatable to increase restraint, and said controlling means includes means for inflating the belt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 3 in which said belt is of a size to fit around the patient's abdomen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 1 in which said detecting means includes means for sensing a pressure change in a part of the patient's body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 1 in which said detecting means includes means for detecting pressure changes in a plurality of parts of a patient's body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 6 in which said detecting means includes means for detecting an onset of a cough only in response to a preselected sequence of pressure changes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 7 in which said plurality of parts includes at least one of the patient's stomach, esophagus and laryngeal/pharyngeal areas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 1 in which said detecting means detects the onset of a cough only in response to a pre-selected combination of pressure changes in the patient's body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 1 in which said detecting means includes a pressure sensor connected with a catheter insertable into the patient for sensing the pressure changes in a part of the patient's body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 10 in which a plurality of pressure sensors are mounted in the catheter to detect a plurality of pressures in the patient's body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 1 in which said detecting means includes means for sensing preselected body movements associated with onset of a cough.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 12 in which the restraint providing means comprises a belt for positioning around the patient's body, and said body movement sensing means are mounted to said belt.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 13 in which said detecting means includes a pressure sensor associated with a patient catheter for directly sensing the pressure in a patient's body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 14 in which said detecting means detects the onset of a cough only in response to signals from both said pressure sensor and said body movement sensing means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The abdominal restraint system of claim 1 in which said controlling means includes a source of pressure, a valve connected with said source of pressure, and means for selectively operating said valve in response to said detecting means.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
41 words
A method of protecting a patient's body from the strain of a cough or the like, comprising the steps of: detecting the onset of a cough; and providing increased restraint to the patient during the cough in response to said detection.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
41 words
A method of protecting a patient's body from the strain of a cough or the like, comprising the steps of: detecting the onset of a cough; and providing increased restraint to the patient during the cough in response to said detection.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 17 in which said step of detecting includes the step of monitoring the pressure change of a part of the patient's body, said pressure change being associated with onset of a cough or the like.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 17 in which said step of detecting includes the step of monitoring selected movement of a patient's body, said selected movement being associated with the onset of a cough.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 17 in which said step of providing restraint includes the step of tightening a belt about the patient's abdominal area.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 20 in which said step of tightening includes the step of inflating said belt.
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