Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Skeletal traction applicator
Reexamination Certificate
1999-01-27
2001-04-03
Richmon, Glenn E. (Department: 3764)
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Skeletal traction applicator
C602S018000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06210354
ABSTRACT:
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a device for a stretch corset and a neck stretcher in order to stretch out the spine of a patient in connection with back and/or neck sufferings, and where two opposing belts or the like positioned beneath the arms of the patient and within the hip area, respectively—with neck damages—where opposing yoke on the shoulders and head support become supported against each other by means of adjustable, possibly resilient means at each side of the patient.
In order to reduce a patient's back pains and/or neck pains and, possibly, cure damages in the back and/or the neck, it is known to stretch out the spine of the patient by means of a stretching device fixed to the patient. Such stretch devices where opposing belt or the like positioned below the arms of the patient and within the hip area, respectively upon neck damages—where opposing yoke on the shoulders and head support are supported against each other by means of adjustable, possibly resilient means, e.g. by disposing spiral springs within cylinders, are previously disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,886,031, 3,029,810, 3,413,971,4,245,627,4,250,874,4,715,362 and 4,987,885.
The stretch device closest to the present invention is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,413,971, dealing with a training apparatus in the form of an orthopaedic stretching apparatus which is not designed with a view of being carried permanently by a patient having back and neck sufferings, but can exclusively be used for training purposes. This training apparatus comprises interconnected and, thus, communicating pressure fluid operated piston cylinders. The object of these communicating cylinders is to secure mutually equal tensile strain on each side of back and/or neck.
With a stretch corset and a neck stretcher of the kind with which the present invention deals, it is intended to allow lateral bending of the back, head and neck ofthe patient. A great disadvantage of the other known devices of this kind is that they, to a very high degree, hamper the patient's movements of the spine.
The object of this invention is to provide a device for a stretch corset and neck support, causing that the patient is not hampered in his/her movements of spine/head
eck.
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Head Johnson & Kachigian
Pothier Denise
Richmon Glenn E.
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