PERFECCIONAMIENTOS EN LOS CHALECOS ORTOPEDICOS PARA EL POSICIONADO Y LA INMOVILIZACION DE UN MIEMBRO SUPERIOR LESIONADO

摘要

An orthopedic vest for positioning and immobilising an injured arm comprises: -a main rectangular panel (ABCD) of a length corresponding to the rib cage circumference; -an initial auxiliary panel (EFGH) on the lower edge of the main panel; -a second auxiliary panel (IKLM) on the lower edge of the main panel and at a distance from the first auxiliary panel approximately equal to the diameter of the injured limb; -a third auxiliary panel (NOPQ) on the side of the second, facing the first auxiliary panel and at a distance from the lower edge of the main panel approximately equal to the diameter of the injured limb. All these panels are of a material with at least one side allowing the attachment of a similar material along the outer edges of each panel to form a re-usable "self-adhesive" fastening system, e.g. VELCRO (Registered Trade Mark).