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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540877 | Method and apparatus for therapeutic treatment of back pain A therapeutic table construction which isolates a first portion of the patient's body to a fixed table portion and a second portion of the patient's body to a moveable table portion, and applies a distraction force to the moveable portion of the patient's body while... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7361128 | Exercising apparatus An exercising apparatus has a front frame, a rear frame and a seat assembly. The rear frame is connected to the front frame and the seat assembly is mounted pivotally between the front frame and the rear frame. The seat assembly has a seat back, a seat, a leg holder... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357777 | Spinal traction device and method A spinal traction/decompression device suitable for home or clinical treatment of lumbar and cervical spine pathology. The traction apparatus has a substantially flat upper body support that is moveable with respect to a fixed base. The upper body support is adapted... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354406 | Exercising apparatus for body lipolysis and strengthening muscles As one of exercising apparatuses, in particular an exercising apparatus giving exercising effect by contracting and relaxing user's muscles, an exercising apparatus which includes at least one motion unit including a moving unit installed at one end thereof with a h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341565 | Passive motion machine providing controlled body motions for exercise and therapeutic purposes A passive motion exercise and/or treatment apparatus is provided which includes a main support assembly for supporting at least the head and torso of a user. The main assembly includes three support members which, in one mode of operation, are disposed in a common p... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341567 | Traction device for physical therapy A traction device for use on a support surface which includes a body contacting assembly which releasably contacts the a suitable anatomical region of the patient, a gas spring and associated assembly, the gas spring variable between an extended rest position and a ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328055 | Patient support apparatus The present invention provides a patient support apparatus for use during a medical procedure. The patient support apparatus is configured to receive and support a body of a patient on a base member. The base member includes a top surface having a plurality of adjus... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325265 | Advanced articulation system and mattress support for a bed A bed including an articulation system is provided. The bed includes a frame and an actuator coupled to the frame. The bed further includes an arcuate member and a plurality of deck sections. The arcuate member is coupled to the actuator and one of the plurality of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314431 | Vibrating device for stretching leg muscles A device includes a support shaft that has upper and lower sections extending orthogonal to each other and defining an arcuate elbow therebetween. The upper section defines a height of the device and a lower section defines a depth of thereof. A handle bar section i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309347 | Foot and calf support and adjustment assembly A calf/foot support and treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the body of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor, and a system support assembly having an upper end and a lower end integrally secured to ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303517 | Motorized inversion gravity machine for the body An inversion apparatus for performing exercises of suspending the body of a person in an inverted position. The inversion apparatus including a stable steel frame, a winch, and a pair of padded anchor rings which connect the feet of the person to a winch operated by... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285128 | Lumbar traction table A flexion-traction type lumbar traction table for treating a patient including a base supporting a stationary head-thoracic support and a pivotally movable pelvic support section positioned end-to-end with the head-thoracic support section. Upper and lower pelvic se... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7201729 | Method and apparatus for therapeutic treatment of back pain A therapeutic table construction which isolates a first portion of the patient's body to a fixed table portion and a second portion of the patient's body to a moveable table portion, and applies a distraction force to the moveable portion of the patient's body while... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189214 | Multi-axis cervical and lumbar traction table A multi-axis cervical and lumbar traction table and method of using same. The traction table includes a support frame with a first body supporting portion and a second body supporting portion. The first body supporting portion is moveable relative to the second body... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160234 | Exercise machine A stretch therapy apparatus provides for enhanced physical fitness as well as rehabilitation and medical treatment by allowing the user to increase core flexibility and shoulder flexion. The stretch therapy apparatus includes both a hip locking mechanism that retain... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141010 | Variable radius flexibility apparatus A muscle stretching and spine decompressing apparatus including a base frame (20), a flexible sheet (12) attached to the top of the base frame (20) for supporting the body of a user, and a motorized actuation means (16) for bending the fl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127757 | Adjustable traction table The adjustable traction table has a pair of patient supports, one of which is longer than the other. The patient supports are mounted to a base having a fixed portion and a sliding portion. A pair of screw jacks attaches each of the patient supports to the fixed por... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112215 | Digitized control three-dimensional spinal orthopaedic device This present invention relates to a digitized control three-dimensional spinal orthopaedic device for cure injured spinal. The device comprises a bed body, a head-chest plate and a breech-leg plate. The bed body has a frame configuration, and comprises a top bed bod... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108671 | Portable lumbar traction device A low-cost, light weight portable lumbar fraction device for home use by a patient including 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 includes a re... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100517 | Ergonomic computer work station An ergonomic work station for computer components or for other purposes that is especially adapted for use by an individual having decreased mobility due to back pain or other conditions. The work station includes a base that extends beneath a chair or bed. A suppor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097628 | Traction chair system A traction chair system for efficiently relieving an individual of lower back pain. The traction chair system includes a chair frame, a seat, a plurality of actuators attached between the chair frame and the seat for elevating/lowering the seat, a backrest, a harnes... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094188 | Low-resistance exercise and rehabilitation chair An exercise and rehabilitation chair and method includes pivotal front support legs, rigid rear legs, a seat assembly having a seat bottom and seat back and upper and lower arms, each upper and lower arm being pivotally coupled at a rearward end to a pivotal support... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7041071 | Method and apparatus for adjusting lumbosacral area Disclosed is a method and apparatus for adjusting lumbosacral area, which corrects misalignment of the vertebrae in the lumbosacral area by applying pressure on the lumbosacral area. The present invention simultaneously applies vertical and horizontal forces to the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033333 | Self actuated cervical (neck) traction device A self-actuated cervical traction device is provided. The traction device includes a headpiece, a loop attached to the headpiece, a cord, a pulley and a foot engaging loop. The headpiece is secured on the head. The headpiece includes straps which are connected to a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018347 | Lie-down massager A lie-down massager comprising a first mat with an elongated opening, a sliding member in the first mat hingedly engaged to a base to allow an angular lifting of the first mat from the base, a support downwardly attached to the base, a nut gear rotatably engaged to ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6953443 | Tibial distraction device A simple tibial distraction device includes a simple height-adjustable limb support triangle for positioning a patient's knee during surgery. The triangle includes a slidable support plate for carrying a Steinman pin, as well as a foot support strap to apply tractio... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948501 | Patient support for external counterpulsation cardiac assist device A patient support for an external counterpulsation cardiac assist procedure. The patient support includes: a base; and at least one support connected to the base for maintaining at least a portion of the patient above a tabletop during a positive pressure portion of... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936062 | Tubular chiropractic therapy table A chiropractic table for treatment of a patient when the patient is in a lordotic, relaxed posture lying prone on the table, includes a base and a padded frame mounted to the base. The frame has an upper side shaped to form an elongate upper surface extending in a g... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923825 | Calf and foot support and adjustment assembly A foot-and-calf support and treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the spine and lower body of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor, and a system support assembly having an upper end and a lower end in... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905508 | Lumbar support and adjustment assembly A rotatable chiropractic treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the spine of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor, and a system support assembly having an upper end and a lower end integrally secured t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6814708 | Body stretching apparatus and method The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for stretching a human body in a substantially horizontal attitude. The apparatus places the body under a predetermined tensile load, uniformly distributed over the length of the body. The apparatus applies th... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811522 | Total trunk traction An exercise with traction device comprising a frame holding a seat above the floor that has a resistance loaded backrest for the purpose of rehabilitating atrophied spinal support muscle through progressive resistance exercise while the spine is under pain alleviati... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6685658 | Device and method for a locomotion therapy The invention relates to an apparatus which actively moves the legs of a disabled person in a movement pattern that is similar to physiological walking. The inclination of the standing table can be adjusted between a horizontal and a vertical position as ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681770 | Spinal treatment table with length adjustable contoured spinal support A spinal treatment table includes a head support, a leg support, and a contoured spinal support there between defined by separate support segments of different heights. The segments are supported within a frame and connected by a scissors hinge. A first e... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6615431 | Portable massage bed An improved massage bed structure, which is foldable into a compact case to facilitate transport and storage, including a bed frame, a mattress, an inclination adjusting structure and a height adjusting structure. The inclination and height adjusting stru... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6547809 | Multi-function chiropractic treatment table A rotatable chiropractic treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the spine of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor, and a system support assembly having an upper end and a lower end integrall... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6436126 | Head flexion mechanism for chiropractic table A mounting for the head section of a chiropractic table that allows the practitioner to maintain a much greater degree of control over the various manipulations typically performed on the patient. The head support section has a cushion that is mounted for... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428497 | Therapeutic table system A therapeutic table system for supporting a body of a user above a surface and for applying traction to a spine of a user lying on the therapeutic table system. The therapeutic table system includes a table assembly that includes a tabletop and a pluralit... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6408465 | Portable massage table A portable massage table including a planar padded base having a centrally located concave first notch in one end, and a planar padded extension that has an aligned second notch. The extension is slidably movable with respect to the base between a first p... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6328759 | Spinal three-dimensional orthopedic equipment The object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional spine remedying apparatus, which offers more comprehensive functions and better curative effects, and frees the patient from discomfort during the process of treatment. The apparatus of... | 12/11/2001 |
