Patent ID: 9186272
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for applying a cervical collar to a patient, comprising: providing a support member having two ends and an initial length longer than is needed for the patient's neck; removing a terminal segment of the support member to adjust the length so that the support member is sized to appropriately encircle the patient's neck to inhibit movement of the patient's head when the ends of the support member are joined in abutting relation to each other; flexing the support member around the patient's neck; and applying a connector to loin the ends of the support member together; wherein the support member has an elongate configuration with two ends, a longitudinal axis, an internal bore and an initial length, and a plurality of slits near at least one end, the slits being coextensive with the internal bore; and wherein each slit serves to define the terminal segment of the support member, a remainder of the support member and a connective link between the terminal segment and the remainder of the support member; and wherein removing the terminal segment comprises exposing an internal bore and applying the connector comprises inserting the connector into the internal bore.