Device Category Dossier

Restraint, physical, patient, <specify>

Device Category Dossier for Restraint, physical, patient, <specify>. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Patient restraint devices hold a body part or the entire body in a fixed position temporarily to restrict physical activity and prevent patients from moving or falling from locations such as beds, wheelchairs or chairs. These devices are used to keep patients from exposing themselves to potential injury , with applications ranging across paediatric populations from 3.5 kilograms to children and young adults requiring night-time positioning .