US5360393A
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Dual adhesive strap for head immobilization
Assignee: California Medical Products Inc
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Filing: 1992-10-19
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2012-10-19
Abstract
Abstract For securing a patient's head in a head immobilizer, a dual adhesive strap is provided which is designed to lay across and adhere to the patient's forehead and have each of its ends adhere to a spine board. The strap has a bottom side comprising a central region which comprises skin contact adhesive flanked by two regions which comprise board contact adhesive. The board contact adhesive is stronger than the skin contact adhesive, such that the strap stays adhered under various environmental conditions, and the skin of the patient's forehead is not injured by the skin contact adhesive. The strap and the adhesive regions are preferably large enough to accommodate many sizes of heads, spine boards, and head immobilizers. Preferably, a removable backing covers the adhesive side of the strap.
Inventors
- 👤 Geoffrey C. Garth
- 👤 James R. Traut
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/01; A61F5/04; A61F5/05; A61F5/058; A61F5/05883; A61B; A61B90/00; A61B90/10; A61B90/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An adhesive strap for immobilizing a patient's head when the head of the patient is placed on a surface, said strap comprising a strap substrate, said substrate comprising a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side comprising a central region comprising skin contact adhesive flanked on each side by a region comprising board contact adhesive, wherein said substrate is of sufficient length so when the central region is in contact with the head of a patient, each of the regions comprising board contact adhesive is of sufficient length to extend beyond said patient's head to contact said surface, and wherein the board contact adhesive is stronger than said skin contact adhesive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
An adhesive strap for immobilizing a patient's head when the head of the patient is placed on a surface, said strap comprising a strap substrate, said substrate comprising a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side comprising a central region comprising skin contact adhesive flanked on each side by a region comprising board contact adhesive, wherein said substrate is of sufficient length so when the central region is in contact with the head of a patient, each of the regions comprising board contact adhesive is of sufficient length to extend beyond said patient's head to contact said surface, and wherein the board contact adhesive is stronger than said skin contact adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The adhesive strap of claim 1, wherein said strap substrate comprises a polyester web.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The adhesive strap of claim 1, wherein said top side of said strap substrate comprises markings indicating the location of the center of said strap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The adhesive strap of claim 3, wherein said markings further indicate the location of said adhesive regions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The adhesive strap of claim 1, further comprising a removable backing covering at least said skin contact and board contact adhesive regions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improved adhesive strap of claim 5, wherein said adhesive strap is precut during the manufacture of said strap.
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