Cervical traction unit

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1977-06-29

1979-09-04

Michell, Robert W.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

269328, 5440, A61H 102

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active

041664590

ABSTRACT:
A cervical traction unit which fits over and is retained on one end of a mattress or similar support. The unit has a platform which rests on the mattress and carries a sliding carriage with a raised neck supporting yoke to receive the neck of a patient lying on the mattress. The carriage is elastically biased to apply a controlled and indicated traction force to the patient's neck, without the need for straps or harnesses.

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Dupuy Catalog, Surgical Prop Cushion, p. 20, Dupuy Inc., Warsaw, Ind. Copyright 1954.

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