Patent ID: 7347757
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
1. A rescue apparatus for application to an arm of a person comprising: a cuff member having a first end and a second end, said cuff having a longitudinal passageway extending between said first end and said second end, said longitudinal passageway suitable for receiving the arm of the person therein; a bladder affixed to said cuff member, said bladder being inflatable; a gas line affixed to a side of said cuff member between said first end and said second end thereof so as to be in fluid communication with said bladder, said gas line extending generally transverse to said longitudinal passageway; and a gas cannister affixed to said cuff member and in valved fluid communication with said bladder, said gas cannister being selectively actuatable so as to introduce a gas into said bladder so as to inflate said bladder.