Patents Examined by Nictoria Hicks Fisher
  • Cervical collar having height and circumferential adjustment
    Patent number: 11369506
    Abstract: A cervical collar has a front component formed from a compressible foam material and defines a recess constituting part of a tracheal opening. The collar also has a height adjustment mechanism secured to the front component which forms a substantially rigid border about the tracheal opening, and a sternum pad formed from a compressible foam material. The height adjustment mechanism selectively connects the front component to the sternum pad at a permanently locked position among a plurality of predefined distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: OSSUR HF
    Inventors: Thora Thorgilsdottir, Arni Thor Ingimundarson