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US 4,787,375 AGranted
Therapeutic apparatus
OwnerNicolaas J. P. R. Krauseinventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic apparatus for assisting the movement of the contents of the tubular systems of the human body includes a support frame, a cradle rotatably mounted on the support frame, a seat mounted on the cradle to be movably adjustable relative to the cradle, a counterbalance adjustably secured to the cradle for adjusting the centre of gravity of the apparatus before use, and securing structure mounted on the seat to secure a user in position on the seat at or near the user's groin.
Claims3
A therapeutic apparatus for assisting the movement of the contents of the tubular systems of the human body which includes:
- a support frame;
- a cradle in the form of a square U-shaped bracket mounted on the support frame to be rotatable in a substantially vertical plane on the support frame so that the plane of rotation of the cradle coincides with the sagittal plane of a user of the apparatus;
- a seat mounted on the cradle to be movably adjustable relative to the cradle;
- a counterbalance adjustably secured to the cradle for adjusting the centre of gravity of the seat and cradle of the apparatus before use;
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- securing means mounted on the seat to secure a user in position on the seat at or near the user's groin region, wherein the cradle is movably adjustable relative to the rotatable mounting by means of telescoping arms provided on the limbs of the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.