Portable cervical traction device

Details Portable cervical traction device Portable cervical traction device

2005-05-31

2005-05-31

Bennett, Henry (Department: 3743)

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Skeletal traction applicator

C602S032000, C602S033000, C602S018000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06899690

ABSTRACT:
A portable traction device suitable for cervical traction powered by a pneumatic cylinder. The portable traction device includes a support structure having a longitudinal axis and a carriage slidable along a portion of the support structure parallel to the longitudinal axis. The carriage including restraining mechanism for releasably restraining a portion of a patient's body to the carriage. A pneumatic cylinder includes a cylinder housing attached to the support structure. The cylinder housing contains a piston and piston rod. The piston rod is attached to the carriage for moving the carriage along the longitudinal axis relative to the support structure when pressurized air is injected into the pneumatic cylinder. The piston has at least one pressure activated seal extending circumferentially around the piston for engagement with an inside surface of the cylinder housing. A bicycle-style hand pump fluidly connected to the pneumatic cylinder is provided for injecting pressurized air into the cylinder.

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“Spinal Traction”,Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Chapter 10, pp. 275-302.

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