Support vest for pediatric patients

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025367015-A1
Application number	US-202418972136-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 6, 2024
Priority date	May 31, 2024
Publication date	Dec 4, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A pediatric positioning apparatus that includes a support vest and a neck support. The support vest includes a network of rigid support members and a cover, a pair of waist supports configured to wrap around the waist a patient, and a pair of anterior straps attached configured to pass over shoulders and chest of a patient and secure to the waist supports. The neck support includes a posterior neck strap and an anterior support jaw including a superior jaw arc that includes a chin contact portion and an inferior jaw arc comprising a chest contact portion. The anterior support jaw is rigid and configured to contact a chin and a chest of a patient such that the anterior support jaw supports the chin of the patient in a ventral direction and prevents contact between the chin and the chest of the patient.

First claim

1 : A pediatric positioning apparatus, comprising
a support vest comprising
a vest posterior portion comprising a network of rigid support members and a vest posterior portion cover,
a pair of waist supports attached to the vest posterior portion and configured to wrap around at least 50% of a waist circumference of a patient, and a pair of anterior straps attached to the vest posterior portion and configured to pass over shoulders and chest of a patient and secure to the waist supports; and a neck support comprising
a posterior neck strap, and
an anterior support jaw comprising a superior jaw arc comprising a chin contact portion and an inferior jaw arc comprising a chest contact portion, the anterior support jaw being rigid and configured to contact a chin and a chest of a patient such that the anterior support jaw supports the chin of the patient in a ventral direction and prevents contact between the chin and the chest of the patient.

2 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rigid support members are formed of a plastic.

3 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rigid support members have a flattened contact surface, the contact surface being the surface oriented toward a patient wearing the support vest.

4 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the rigid support member has a support ridge disposed on a surface opposite the flattened contact surface.

5 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the network of rigid support members comprises a peripheral support member disposed about a periphery of the network of rigid support members.

6 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the vest posterior portion cover is formed of a textile.

7 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the textile is a synthetic textile formed of a polymer.

8 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the network of rigid support members is configured to be removable from the vest posterior portion cover.

9 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each waist support includes a rigid waist support member.

10 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a waist belt attached to the pair of waist supports and configured such that the waist belt and pair of waist supports together wrap around an entirety of a waist circumference of a patient.

11 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the waist belt is attached to the pair of waist supports using hook-and-loop fasteners.

12 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the neck support is connected to the support vest by at least one selected from the group consisting of the anterior straps, a neck support connection strap attached to the support vest and the neck support, and a rigid neck support connection member attached to the support vest and the neck support.

13 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the anterior support jaw is formed of a plastic.

14 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the posterior neck strap is formed of a textile.

15 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the textile is a synthetic textile formed of a polymer.

16 : The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a posterior head support attached to a superior end of the vest posterior portion, the posterior head support configured to provide support to a head of a patient in a dorsal direction.

17 : The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the posterior head support comprises a bathing support member configured to permit a patient to be placed in a reclining position in a bathing apparatus while contacting the bathing apparatus to prevent the patient from being submerged in the bathing apparatus.

18 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the posterior head support comprises a rigid posterior head peripheral support member disposed about a periphery of a flexible posterior head support platform.

19 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the rigid posterior head peripheral support member is formed of a plastic and the flexible posterior head support platform is formed of a textile.

20 . The pediatric positioning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pediatric positioning apparatus is devoid of electronic sensors.

Assignees

• Univ Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal

Inventors

• Allayli Hessa
• Alkhaldi Ruba
• El-Wakeel Hala
• Hazirat Zati

Classifications

• A61F5/026 Primary

  Back straightening devices with shoulder braces to force back the shoulder to obtain a correct curvature of the spine (for clavicle fractures A61F5/05808; restraining devices A61F5/37) · CPC title

• B63C9/115 Primary

  using solid buoyant material · CPC title