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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959651 | Systems and techniques for illuminating a surgical space Methods and devices for illuminating a surgical space in a patient are provided. A retractor provides a portal or working path for access to a working space location in the patient. The retractor transmits and emits light from a light delivery system to illuminate t... | 06/14/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7128001 | Foldable table A foldable table includes a tabletop and two leg frames for supporting the tabletop, each of the leg frames having a transverse member pivotally attached to a underside of the tabletop and a standing leg extended from the transverse member and pivotally moveable wit... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108645 | Straddle stretching apparatus A straddle stretching apparatus comprises a seat on top of a support frame and leg support wings which extend from opposite sides of the seat and move outward and upward away from the support frame as a handle at the top of the base is rotated. The handle attaches t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6971997 | Multi-axis cervical and lumber traction table A method and apparatus for determining an adjusted traction force for the patient. The first body supporting portion is positioned in a non-horizontal configuration. A compensating force related to a weight of the first body supporting portion, a weight of an applic... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6934988 | Therapeutic table A therapeutic table having rotatable breast recesses is a massage table with special recessed areas or “pockets” to accommodate and support a woman's breasts when she is lying face down. Two recessed pockets are provided only on one side of a panel that is situa... | 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 |
| 6692451 | Passive motion apparatus providing a controlled range of motion A passive motion exercise and/or treatment apparatus is provided which includes a main support assembly for supporting at least part of the body of a user of the apparatus. The assembly includes a first support member and a second support member disposed ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6277141 | Orthopedic apparatus with fluid braking A hydraulic braking apparatus for an orthopedic apparatus having a main base which is adapted to rest on the floor and a support frame mounted on the main base. A head table, a center table, and an end table are mounted on the support frame. The end table... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6186968 | Foldable electric traction machine An foldable electric traction machine comprises a front beam, a rear beam and a joint connecting the front beam and the rear beam. A motor is mounted beneath the rear beam. A sliding bracket is mounted on an extension beam and can be moved by the motor. T... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5954750 | Drop mechanism for chiropractic table A chiropractic table having an improved drop mechanism using two pair of roller bearings or other devices and a T-shaped or other bracket with the upright stem of the bracket being combined with detents including an adjustable spring loaded ball. The chir... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5658315 | Apparatus and method for lower limb traction A lower limb traction system utilizes a perineal post for applying counter-traction and for stabilizing the patient's hips and a traction unit for supporting the leg and for maintaining traction in the leg. The traction unit is moveable along a substantia... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5478307 | Apparatus for foot traction An apparatus for foot traction, including a folding bed, a transmission mechanism mounted on the folding bed at the bottom, and two ankle cradles driven by the transmission mechanism to pull the user's legs, wherein the transmission mechanism consists of ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5468216 | Kinetic rehabilitation device employing controlled passive motion A kinetic rehabilitation device employing controlled passive motion for use in the rehabilitation of the lumbar spine. The device includes a frame, a body support secured to the frame, a control panel, a first and second member secured to the support and ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5444882 | Spinal surgery table A surgery table utilizing a frame member which is supported on a ground surface, A platform is connected to the frame member and includes a laterally movable portion which supports a patient. The table also includes a torso support which is connected to a... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5423861 | Chiropractic treatment table A chiropractic table for the treatment of the muscular and skeletal cervical, thoracic, and lumbar areas of the patient's spine. The chiropractic table includes a base frame having an upright support with a table top disposed above the base frame and coup... | 06/13/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5300090 | Exercise machine A multiple movement exercising machine is powered by an electric drive motor which is used to effect movement of various exercising components. The drive motor drives a shaft on which a plurality of pulleys are rotationally mounted. A selector arrangement... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5282835 | Exercising table for applying cyclic movement with adjustable support members An exercise machine for passive exercise of a patient. The machine has a patient support platform having first and second parts which are adapted to support the upper and lower parts of a patient's body. Mechanisms are provided for applying a cyclic movem... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5258019 | Lumbar spine therapy device An improved lumbar spine therapy device (10) for passively exercising the muscle groups especially surrounding the lumbar spine for postoperative and other rehabilitative therapy such as to allow normal collagen formation to occur. A frame (12) is include... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5192306 | Chiropractic manipluation table with flexion/distraction headpiece A new and improved treatment table for supporting a patient in a face down prone position for chiropractic manipulation of the cervical vertebrae patient's spine includes a base extending upwardly of the floor to a convenient working level and a thoracic ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5133741 | Therapeutic table for the treatment of spinal ailments The present invention relates to a therapeutic table for the treatment of spinal ailments which consists of a horizontal platform or table divided into three segments. An upper segment supports the patient's torso and head, a center segment supports the p... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5022388 | Patient table apparatus A patient table apparatus having a pad for supporting a patient with at least two sections, a lower body section which will tilt with respect to an upper body section about an axis transverse to the pad. The apparatus includes a spring mechanism to impart... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4960111 | Chiropractic table An apparatus for treatment of certain physical conditions by a chiropractor or other health professional in which a patient support, such as a table with separate sections is used to apply a controlled, abrupt force, either singly or in programmed repetit... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4850343 | Assist handle for chiropractic treatment table An assist bar is provided for facilitating a standing chiropractor in the manipulative treatment of a prone patient's spine while the patient is supported on a leg support section of a chiropractic table of the type having a body support section for the p... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4809685 | Chiropractic table lever-locking mechanism A locking device for a chiropractic table is disclosed. The device includes a locking bar slidably received in a locking box. First and second locking plates are pivoted within the box and have locking apertures through which the locking bar extends. The ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4732141 | Chiropractic table with swingable section A chiropractic table having a feature that facilitates the treatment of rotatory scoliosis and scoliosis of the spine. The chest-lumbar section of the table is mounted so that it can both pivot and slide thus producing a swinging movement about a central ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4724828 | Cervically adjustable chiropractic treatment table A headpiece and headpiece coupling arrangement to be used in conjunction with a chiropractic treatment table, allowing the practitioner to select any one or more of six different modes of movement of the headrest relative to the main portion of the treatm... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4722328 | Chiropractic manipulation table A table for supporting a patient lying in a generally horizontal position for chiropractic manipulation includes a base projecting upwardly from the floor to a convenient working level and a pivotally mounted thoracic support section for supporting the th... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4655200 | Orthopedic apparatus Table for physiotherapy treatment, including a vertically-adjustable support on which are mounted a head table, a central table, and an end table; an adjustment mechanism lies between the end table and the support and permits adjustment of the end table i... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4649905 | Cervically adjustable chiropractic treatment table A unique headpiece and headpiece coupling arrangement to be used in conjunction with a chiropractic treatment table, allowing the practitioner to select any one or more of five different modes of movement of the headrest relative to the main portion of th... | 03/17/1987 |
