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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780617 | Traction device using a winch The traction device using a winch employs an array of components including winches, pulleys and elastic bands mounted on an upright frame. The arrangement of the components allows the device to be utilized for traction without the use of cumbersome weights. The upri... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7351216 | Method and apparatus for minimizing bed sores and lower back pain in spinal injury patients Apparatus for suspending the calf and foot of a patient recumbent on a bed to relieve pressure on the thigh of the patient includes a leg lift unit in the form of a rigid, trough-like posterior shell shaped to engage under the patient's calf and foot. A bail having ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7282039 | Device for self administration of lumbar traction A device is disclosed for self administration of adjustable lumbar traction by a user in a supine position upon a support. The device comprises an upper body harness releasably encircling the torso and anchored to the support spacedly outwardly of the user's head, a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7063705 | Fluoroscopic locator and registration device A registration device is used to couple an identification superstructure of a surgical navigation system to the spinal column. The registration device includes a pair of vertebral engaging members positionable in a spinal disc space. At least one of the vertebrae en... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7011658 | Devices and methods for spinal compression and distraction A device for applying a corrective force to a spinal column segment is provided that includes a mechanism with opposite first and second engagement ends and driving means for moving the opposite engagement ends in extension and retraction directions. A locking mecha... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6216293 | Fracture frame mounting apparatus A patient-support apparatus comprises a frame, a patient-support surface supported by the frame, and at least one mounting bracket coupled to the frame. The at least one mounting bracket includes a portion that is adapted to couple to a fracture frame.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6083182 | Support arrangement for supporting the arm of a patient in a bent position Support arrangement for supporting the arm of a patient in a bent position of the upper arm relative to the lower arm. The support arrangement includes a holding bag, which on an upper side is attachable in a hanging manner to a support. The holding bag f... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5957876 | Traction device for physical therapy A cervical traction device which can be used on a support surface such as a bed which applies a tractive force to the back of the patient's skull approximate to the occipital bone through the use of contoured blocks which can preferably be positioned behi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5865781 | Electro-mechanical traction device with controls An electro-mechanical traction device is provided which includes a motor driven linear actuator connected to a guided carriage. A second carriage is mounted in tandem with the first on a common guide. The two carriages are connected by a spring. A patient... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5590431 | Stretcher frame clamp The invention comprises a novel stretcher frame clamp, which allows standard hospital-style traction components to be used in conjunction with ambulance cots or the like. In the preferred embodiment, the clamp comprises two clamp halves, which when joined... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5449336 | Stretching machine A stretching machine provides a structural framework upon which a user can perform a series of assisted stretching exercises. The framework includes a number of restraint points where the user can be positioned and stabilized, and a motor-driven tractive ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5401236 | Orthopedic traction apparatus An orthopedic traction apparatus for use with an adjustable hospital bed and capable of being operated by a patient within the bed to independently get in and out of the traction apparatus without the help of another person.... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5308359 | Apparatus and method for producing spinal distraction The present invention provides apparatus and method for therapeutically treating an injured spine by lifting and rotating the pelvic area to straighten the lumbar spine and by applying a force to the spine to separate vertebral bodies and to stretch the c... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5176707 | Spinal adjustment device A method and apparatus are presented in which a generally vertical force is applied to a person's lower spine in approximately a perpendicular direction to the axis of elongation of the spine. In particular, the person is placed on his back in a substanti... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5003967 | Hand traction wrap A traction wrap for suspending a patient's hand and arm in a substantially elevated position during a surgical procedure includes a hand wrap for maintaining the patient's hand in a closed fist condition. A flexible panel is draped over a bar and is secur... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4926849 | Apparatus for separating vertebrae An apparatus useful to separate adjacent first and second vertebrae during surgery comprising: a support, first and second grips associated with the support and being sized and structured to grip the first and second vertebrae, respectively; and a first m... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4730606 | Apparatus for applying traction during oscillatory therapy The invention is to an apparatus for applying traction to an immobilized patient undergoing oscillatory therapy. The support means for weights has a portion on an oscillating support platform of the bed and part stationary beyond the oscillating portion w... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4551872 | Orthopedic traction frame An orthopedic traction frame for an adjustable hospital bed having relatively movable head and foot portions to adjustably position the mattress of the bed, the frame comprising of a pair of upright elongate support members for attachment to the headboard... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4489713 | Flexion-traction back relaxing system A back traction and relaxing system is disclosed adapted to be used on a patient lying on a supporting surface such as a hospital bed or the like. A frame is secured to the frame of the bed and extends over the patient. A first pulley is mounted on the fr... | 12/25/1984 |
