Traction device with a self clamping retainer

Details Traction device with a self clamping retainer Traction device with a self clamping retainer

1994-08-16

1995-11-14

Reichard, Lynne A.

Exercise devices

Sit up device

482145, 606242, A63B 2600

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054662052

ABSTRACT:
A traction device including, in combination, an elongated flat surface of a length and width to accommodate a human patient in a supine position, the surface defined by a foot-end and a head-end arranged in a spaced-apart relationship, device for elevating the foot-end above the head-end in a tilted fashion, and a foot retainer pivotally attached about the foot-end for retaining the patient's feet therein when the patient is in traction, wherein the elongated flat surface exhibits an extremely low coefficient of friction for allowing the patient's body to stretch and slide freely downward therealong under its own weight when pitched in a head-down position.

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