Traction collar and method of use
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorsWill Pickering, Lisa A. G. Tweardy, Robert M. Gorsen, Clay A. Burns
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Abstract
A traction device having an adjustable tensioning mechanism, the traction device attachable to a head support and a cervical collar. The tensioning mechanism includes a traction base, a slider slidably connected to the traction base and an adjustment mechanism to force the traction base and slider in opposite directions. One of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the head support and the other of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the cervical collar.
Claims30
A traction device comprising:
- a head support;
- a traction box connected to the head support, configured to be attached to a cervical collar, and having an adjustable tensioning mechanism, the tensioning mechanism comprising:
- a traction base;
- a slider slidably connected to the traction base;
- an adjustment mechanism to force the traction base and slider in opposite directions, the adjustment mechanism having one or more force-delivery components;
- wherein one of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the head support and the other of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the cervical collar, such that the traction box provides a force to essentially longitudinally displace the head support from the cervical collar
- and wherein the traction device, when attached to a cervical collar, will remain functionally in place when a wearer is mobile.
A traction device comprising:
- a head support;
- a traction box connected to the head support, and having an adjustable tensioning mechanism;
- the traction box configured to be further attached to a cervical collar;
- the tensioning mechanism having:
- a traction base;
- a slider slidably connected to the traction base;
- one or more resilient members wherein a first end of a resilient member is connected to the slider and the second end of the resilient member is connected to the traction base;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism to force the traction base and slider in opposite directions, the adjustment mechanism having an adjustment component functionally connected to the traction box to longitudinally vary the position of the slider with respect to the traction base;
- wherein one of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the head support and the other of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the cervical collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.