Patent ID: 6276365
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Emergency support for stabilization of individual limbs or body parts for transport or performance of surgical-treatment measures, comprising a granulated-filled cushion having a valve for purposes of alternating evacuation and filling, said cushion allowing at least partial surrounding of a limb or body part, said cushion comprising two connected lengths of airtight, flexible material wherein a cushion interior containing the granulate has baffles or chokes to prevent free granulate flow and wherein the cushion has a middle area of an outer surface which faces away from the limb or body part, said middle area having a hook and pile strip border as part of a hook and pile connector, for direct fixation on a solid structure having a hook and pile border or for attachment of a magnetic or adhesive film which bears the hook and pile border, wherein said film can be fixed on a structure the cushion being divided by means of lateral, aligned notches into first and second segments, said first segment adapted to surround a skull and said second segment adapted to surround a nape-neck area, and wherein the area between the notches has a cross sectional narrowing which prevents free flow of the granulate.