Title:
【発明の名称】膨張式頸部牽引/伸張装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH09507393
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The cervical traction/stretch device (10) comprises a hollow inflatable body (12) made of an elastically expandable material and includes a shoulder portion (14), a head portion (18) and a bellows portion (16) which is integrally formed with the head portion and to the shoulder portion. The bellows portion (16), the shoulder portion (14), and the head portion (18) have aligned U-shaped openings therein adapted to receive a user's neck. Pumping structure (22) is connected to the body (12) for pumping air into the body and for relieving or releasing air out of the body. The bellows portion and the shoulder portion have an un-inflated condition, a first inflated condition and a second inflated condition where the bellows portion acts against and between the head portion and the shoulder portion.
Inventors:
Chitwood, Ralph M.
Application Number:
JP50928195A
Publication Date:
July 29, 1997
Filing Date:
September 12, 1994
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Glacier Cross Ink.
International Classes:
A61F5/04; A61F5/042; A61F5/01; A61F5/055; (IPC1-7): A61F5/042; A61F5/01
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hironori Takenori