Surgery – Instruments – Chiropractic or osteopathic implement
Patent
1991-07-25
1993-06-08
Green, Randall L.
Surgery
Instruments
Chiropractic or osteopathic implement
606244, 482142, 482907, 5613, 5618, 5624, A61H 102
Patent
active
052174875
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an apparatus 100 of a type on which a person 190 receives back therapy. The apparatus 100 includes a frame 101 designed to rest upon a floor surface 109. A support member 102 is pivotally mounted to the frame 101 above the floor surface 109, and a pelvic belt 103 is secured relative to the support member 102. In operation, the pelvic belt 103 stabilizes the person's pelvis relative to the support member 102, and the support member supports some portion of the person's torso including the pelvis. The support member 102 pivots among several positions, including a mounting position suitable for mounting by a person, and a locking mechanism 104 secures the support member 102 in any of a plurality of back therapy positions.
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Colonello Dennis J.
Cutter Weston L.
Engel Timothy S.
Peterson Stephen S.
Green Randall L.
Jones Mary Beth O.
NordicTrack, Inc.
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