Patent ID: 8449485

Claim:
A cervical collar having a vertically adjustable chin support, the collar comprising: a chin support adjustably connected to a collar body configured to be positioned adjacent a neck of a patient and defining an elongate slot, a cable having a proximal portion connected to a cable reel located on the collar body for selectively adjusting the length of the cable, and a cable tensioning system located on the collar body, the cable tensioning system including a cable stop connecting between the collar body and the chin support and slidingly positionable along the slot on the collar body and a pulley located on the collar body adjacent to the elongate slot, wherein a distal portion of the cable is connected to the cable stop and the cable is trained about the pulley so that the direction of the cable is changed between the cable stop and the and the cable reel, and adjustment of the length of the cable adjusts the position of the cable stop along the slot and adjusts the vertical position of the chin support relative to the collar body.