Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1983-02-09
1985-09-10
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
A61F 500
Patent
active
045399786
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to apparatus for treating back ailments. The apparatus is of the kind which incorporates support means for supporting a patient in a horizontal, lying position; a first tension take-up means arranged to pass around the pelvis area of the patient, tensioning means connected to the first tension take-up means or to a second tension take-up means arranged to pass around the chest area of the patient; and a readily moveable carriage means arranged for movement relative to said support means and intended to support the pelvis of the patient.
BACKGROUND ART
Apparatus are known for treating people with back ailments by means of traction and torsion. One such known apparatus includes a rotatably arranged support for the patient's chest and head; a raisable and lowerable support means arranged for rotation about its axis and intended for supporting the small of the back of a patient; and a longitudinally displaceable support means for supporting the pelvis and legs of the patient.
Another known apparatus includes head/chest supports; means for supporting the small of the back, the pelvis and the legs of a patient, with the leg support means arranged for repeated rotary movement in a vertical direction and the means for supporting the small of the back and the pelvis being arranged for rotary movement about a horizontal axis irrespective of the movement of the leg support means. Although these and other similar apparatus permit certain controlled relative movement between the pelvis area and chest area of a patient, there is still a need for apparatus which are more flexible in operation and which can be adapted more readily to the individual requirements of different patients undergoing treatment.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
When using an apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention the back of a patient can be treated three-dimensionally in a controlled fashion, namely by traction, torsion about a vertical axis and distortion about a horizontal axis, and treatment can be carried out without requiring the patient to be moved. The treatment should initially be carried out once a day, to be later followed by a more gentle traction mode over a longer period of time and while resting, for example during the night.
The apparatus can be designed so that the patient himself is able to carry out each individual movement manually and in a controlled fashion, in accordance with the doctor's orders.
In accordance with a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention the means for supporting the small of the back automatically protects the back from being overstrained and the loin part of the back from being wrongly angled when the patient is subjected to traction .
The characterizing features of an apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention are set forth in the following claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings in which
FIG. 1 is a top plan view in perspective of an apparatus according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view which illustrates a tension force take-up means incorporated in the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view which illustrates in smaller scale parts of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the side, with the axes of rotation also illustrated,
FIG. 4 is a side view of an apparatus according to the invention having pressure-sensing means,
FIG. 4a is a side view of the apparatus of FIG. 4 with components in modified position.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view which illustrates a modified form of part of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 4,
FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the invention showing in detail the various means for effecting movement of components thereof.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 6, taken about lines VII--VII.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
The apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises support means 10
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Hafer Robert A.
Kramer Arnold W.
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