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US 6,599,257 B2Granted
Cervical therapy device
OwnerSaud M. Al-Obaidi, Omar Al-Bannai +1inventors
InventorsSaud M. Al-Obaidi, Omar Al-Bannai, Fawzi Ahmad Osta
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OwnerSaud M. Al-Obaidi, Omar Al-Bannai +1inventors
InventorsSaud M. Al-Obaidi, Omar Al-Bannai, Fawzi Ahmad Osta
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A cervical therapy device for providing continuous passive motion to the head or neck of a patient includes a patient's support such as a chair and an upwardly extending frame which extends upwardly above the chair. The frame supports a two piece neck bracket for fitting around a patient's neck. The neck bracket also includes a chin support and occipital cuff for positioning the patient's head within the bracket. The device also includes an actuator and controller for providing continuous passive motion to the head and neck of the patient. The device also includes a pair of double pivotal joint assemblies which allow a movement about two perpendicular axes with linear movement along one of the axes so that the head and neck are moved through a series of prescribed movements to relieve neck pain and/or disfunction.
A cervical therapy device for relieving cervical pain and dysfunction, said device comprising patient support means for supporting a patient in a seated position, and an upwardly extending frame extending upwardly above said patient support means, a neck bracket adapted to fit around a patient's neck and to support a patient's head, said neck bracket including means for supporting a patient's chin and means for supporting a patient's occipital cuff at the back of the patient's head for positioning the patient's head within said neck bracket, control means and an actuator operably connected to said neck bracket under the control of said control means for moving said neck bracket through a series of prescribed movements to thereby move a patient's head through the prescribed movements, and a pair of double pivotal joint assemblies disposed between said neck bracket and said actuator, each assembly allowing rotation about two perpendicular axes with linear movement along one of said axes.
A cervical therapy device for relieving cervical pain and dysfunction, said device comprising a chair including a seat support, a back support, means for adjusting the height of the seat support and separate means for adjusting the back support whereby said chair can accommodate patients of different heights and proportions, said chair also includes patient restraint means for maintaining the patient in a seated but upright position;
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