Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1997-07-24
1999-06-29
Clark, Jeanne M.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 13, A61F 500
Patent
active
059161850
ABSTRACT:
The cervical traction or stretch device comprises: an inflatable bladder or bellows having a central U-shaped space so that the bladder or bellows can extend at least part way around the neck of a user, and a pumping mechanism coupled to the bladder or bellows and operable by a user for pumping air into the bellows. The bladder or bellows has an upper side and a lower side. The lower side is constructed and arranged to be positioned adjacent a user's shoulders and exert pressure thereagainst when inflated. And the upper side is constructed and arranged to engage and exert pressure against the base of a user's head.
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Clark Jeanne M.
Glacier Cross, Inc.
Vigil Thomas R.
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