Cervical traction device
OwnerHarold D. Saundersinventor
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Abstract
A cervical traction device utilized on conventional traction tables which applies a tractive force to the back of the patient's skull approximate the occipital bone through the use of two V-shaped arms which are adjustably positioned behind the patient's head and mounted on a sliding carriage which has adjustable weights attached thereto. The carriage in turn slides on a stationary track which can be vertically and laterally adjusted to vary the flexion-extension angle.
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A cervical traction device for use on conventional traction tables with a dynamic traction mechanism including weights, ropes and pulleys anchored to one end of the table comprising:
- a track means positioned longitudinally on the traction table and attached at one end to the traction mechanism;
- a carriage slidably mounted on the track means including a head support pad and lateral extensions positioned below the support pad, the ropes of the traction mechanism being attached to the carriage whereby varying loads are applied to said carriage;
- a pair of upwardly extending outwardly canted arms mounted on the lateral extensions of the carriage and adjustable laterally along said extensions and adapted to purchase on the occipital bone of a patient's head;
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- a head band means attached to the carriage for holding the patient's head against the support pad of the carriage.
A cervical traction device for use on conventional traction tables comprising:
- an anchor post attached to the table at one end thereof;
- traction means attached to the anchor post including weights, ropes and pulleys;
- a track means attached at one end to the anchor post and positioned substantially longitudinally on the traction table;
- a carriage slidably mounted on the track means including a head support pad and lateral extensions extending from said carriage, said carriage being attached to the rope of the traction means whereby varying loads can be attached to said carriage;
- a pair of outwardly canted arms adjustably mounted on the lateral extensions of the carriage and adapted to purchase on the occipital bone of a patient's head;
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- a head band means attached to the carriage for holding the patient's head against the support pad.
An apparatus for applying a therapeutric traction force to the body of a patient along a line in general alignment with the spine, and comprising:
- track means adapted to be positioned longitudinally on a traction table or the like;
- carriage means mounted for longitudinal movement along said track means, said carriage means including a head support pad adapted to restingly receive the head of the patient, head band means for holding the patient's head against said head support pad, and body engaging means for operatively engaging the occipital area of the patient's head when the patient's head is held against said head support pad by said head band means, said body engaging means comprising a pair of upwardly extending and outwardly canted arms, and means mounting said arms so as to permit adjustment of the lateral separation thereof, and
- means for applying a longitudinally directed traction force to said carriage means and such that a force may be applied to the occipital area of the head of the patient and in general alignment with the spine.
An apparatus for applying a therapeutic traction force to the body of a patient along a line in general alignment with the spine, and comprising
- track means adapted to be positioned on a traction table or the like and so as to extend in a longitudinal direction,
- carriage means mounted for slideable movement in the longitudinal direction along said track means,
- attachment means mounted to said carriage means for attachment thereto of a force applying means so that a force may be applied to said carriage means which tends to move the same in the longitudinal direction along said track means,
- upstanding body engaging means configured for engaging the occipital area of the patient's head which is restingly received thereon, and
- means mounting said body engaging means to said carriage means for selective pivotal movement about an upright pivotal axis which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and whereby the lateral angle of the traction force relative to the midline of the patient's body may be laterally adjusted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.