Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1978-04-26
1981-01-06
Michell, Robert W.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
269325, 269328, 297409, 2481231, A61F 500
Patent
active
042430259
ABSTRACT:
An improved cervical adjusting unit for applying a specifically directed force to the cervical spine of a patient to correct subluxations of the cervical spine, comprising an adjustable table for supportably positioning a patient in side posture thereon with the cervical spine in a preselected and prestressed configuration, the table including a first horizontal support surface for the pelvis and legs of the patient, a second adjustable support surface for supporting and positioning the thoracic and shoulder portions of the patient, and a headpiece which is adjustable in multiple directions to position the head of the patient; and a force applicator unit adjacent the headpiece of the table for directing a predetermined force against the cervical spine of the patient by means of a force-imparting stylus, the stylus being supported for universal adjustment with respect to the patient in a positionally adjustable force applicator head mounted on the outer end of an adjustable parallelogram section which is attached for rotation to a support column of the unit.
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Life Chiropractic College, Inc.
Michell Robert W.
Rose Arthur S.
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