Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Skeletal traction applicator
Patent
1994-10-21
1996-10-29
Dvorak, Linda C.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Skeletal traction applicator
602 13, 602 36, 601 39, 128845, 128DIG20, A61H 100
Patent
active
055691757
ABSTRACT:
The pivotable cervical traction/stretch and neck curve support device comprises a base portion having an upper inclined surface for supporting a person's upper body or torso, a table or platform situated adjacent the base portion and having an upper surface and a bottom surface, a pivotable mounting mechanism attached to the base for pivotally and rotatably mounting the platform to the base in a manner allowing rotation of the platform about any one of or all of an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis. The mounting mechanism includes structure for securing the platform in a desired position, a head portion having an inner surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being in sliding contact with the platform, the head portion also having specially contoured surfaces for receiving a person's head, and a mechanism for incrementally moving the head portion on the platform away from the inclined surface.
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Clark Jeanne M.
Dvorak Linda C.
Glacier Cross, Inc.
Vigil Thomas R.
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