Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Skeletal traction applicator
Patent
1998-08-18
2000-09-05
Mulcahy, John
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Skeletal traction applicator
602 36, 606241, 482 95, 482131, 482904, 482907, A61H 102
Patent
active
06113564&
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a portable apparatus for providing lumbar traction in the home or while traveling which is used in conjunction with a door or gate. The apparatus includes an anchoring device which fits over the top of an ordinary door. The anchor is connected to an adjustable support strap which is attached to a junction box. An adjustable rope passing over a pulley in the junction box is provided with a grip at one end, and a pelvic traction belt at the other end. A locking mechanism is provided on the junction box to set the adjustable rope attached to the traction belt in a desired position. The device is attached over a door, and the user puts on the traction belt and lies down on the floor with knees bent, the soles of both feet flat against the door. By pulling the grip of the rope, the traction belt can be raised to a desired position for traction, and then locked in place. After an appropriate period of traction, the user disengages the lock, and lowers the traction belt. During use, a knee strap may be used to hold the legs together thereby allowing the user to relax.
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Hwang Victor
Miller Mark D.
Mulcahy John
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