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halo device Orthopedics A device used to manage cervical spine injuries to minimize neurological damage, requiring long-term immobilization; in the halo device, pins are inserted on the outer skull for skeletal traction, using a 2-3 kg weight
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| Amado Ramos, 53, of Norwalk - the driver of the Ciera - was immobilized for three months with a halo device screwed to his skull, and remains totally disabled due to a severely broken femur, Ford attorneys noted. This situation was corrected by disconnection of the halo device, which enabled restoration and maintenance of the normal mandibular occlusion when the halo vest was reapplied. Rodden will assume his duties immediately and join his fellow new board member Marc Angell, President of Planet Halo, in guiding the Company towards the commercialization of the Halo device and wireless gateway. |
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