Title:
CERVICAL TRACTION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/033633
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A device for applying traction to the cervical vertebrae to reduce fracture dislocation of the cervical spine, said device including: a support surface adapted to support a patient lying upon his or her back; a load transmitting means adapted to be connected at one end to a patient under treatment and lying upon said support surface; the other end of said load transmitting means being adapted to be connected to a load applying means; said load applying means being movable along a regular or irregular curve to any of a range of predetermined positions between a first position which places the patient's cervical spine in flexion and a second position which places the patient's cervical spine in extension.
Inventors:
SINGHAL BALRAJ (NZ)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2013/058043
Publication Date:
May 15, 2014
Filing Date:
August 28, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SINGHAL BALRAJ (NZ)
International Classes:
A61F5/042
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2011086521A1 | 2011-07-21 |
Foreign References:
| US5451202A | 1995-09-19 | |||
| US5409452A | 1995-04-25 | |||
| US20050107727A1 | 2005-05-19 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BUCHANAN, Elspeth Victoria (Sydenha, Christchurch 8023, NZ)
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