Motorized skeletal traction device

A cervical traction device, comprising:

• a connection assembly configured to attach to a patient support;
• a superior base spaced apart from the connection assembly along a cranial/caudal direction;
• a pair of laterally spaced linear actuators each comprising a first end attached to a respective frame attachment of the connection assembly and a second end attached to the superior base, each configured to extend so as to increase the distance of the superior base from the connection assembly to apply a traction force to a patient;
• an attachment point disposed on the superior base and configured to enable mechanical coupling of a patient head attachment to the superior base to enable cervical traction of the patient;
• a motorized flexion/extension mechanism that enables positioning of the linear actuators relative to the connection assembly along a direction substantially parallel to the sagittal plane;
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• a motorized lateral tilting mechanism that enables lateral movement of the superior base relative to the connection assembly along a direction substantially parallel to the coronal plane.