Abstract: A cervical spine protection apparatus one or more composite bands attached to provide restraint of one or more motions of the cervical spine of a wearer. The apparatus is designed to protect a wearer from incurring cervical spinal injuries, and/or to reduce the severity of cervical spine injuries without substantially compromising the normal functional range of motion of the wearer's cervical spine.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 30, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 10, 2013
Assignee:
Drexal University
Inventors:
Sorin Siegler, Mary Milone, Yoganand Ghati