Patent ID: 6913584
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A cervical immobilizing device, comprising: a base having first and second ends, a front edge and a rear edge; a cervical immobilizing member coupled to said base and being foldable from a first position to a second folded position for engaging a patient's head, said cervical immobilizing member including a center portion attached to said base and including a pair of movable arms for engaging said patient's head when in said second position, said arms having a first pivotal coupling for coupling an inner edge of said arms to said center portion and an outer edge facing outwardly toward a respective end of said base; and an actuating device coupled to each of said outer edges of said arms, said actuating device being disposed for sliding said outer edges of said arms from said first position toward said center portion to said second folded position for supporting said patient's head.