Patent ID: 8151388
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient support for transporting a patient secured to a secured area thereof comprising: a first rigid restraint arm disposed about a first longitudinal side of the secured area; a second rigid restraint arm disposed about a second longitudinal side of the secured area opposite the first longitudinal side of the secured area; and, a rigid head-cage restraint arm disposed about a leading end of the secured area between the first and second longitudinal sides of the secured area, wherein the first rigid restraint arm, the second rigid restraint arm and the rigid head-cage restraint arm are operable to transition between an open configuration and a restrained configuration relative to the secured area; wherein the rigid head-cage restraint arm comprises a first shoulder arm and a second shoulder arm connected by a chest arm defining a head opening there between, and wherein the head-cage restraint is operable to rotate from the open configuration to the restrained configuration over the patient's shoulders such that the patient's head passes through the head opening to dispose the chest arm substantially about the patient's chest.