Inventors:
Sorin Siegler - Merion Station PA, US
Mary Milone - Philadelphia PA, US
Yoganand Ghati - Chester Springs PA, US
Assignee:
Drexal University - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
F41H 1/04, A41D 13/05
US Classification:
2 68, 2467, 2468, 2 44, 2410
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.