Device for pulling the rachis

Claim 1

Device for pulling the rachis of a patient, which comprises a horizontal support adapted to hold said patient in a lying position, removable attaching means adapted to engage on the one hand the pelvic area of said patient and on the other hand one end of said horizontal support to prevent said patient from moving away from said one end, means adapted to engage the occipital area of said patient, and traction means bearing on the other end of said horizontal support and connected to said means adapted to engage the occipital area to pull same towards said other end along an upwards direction with an angle lying between 30* and 60* to the horizontal, said traction means comprising a removable bracket adapted to be attached to said other end of said horizontal support, a pulley mounted on the upper portion of said bracket over which is trained a strap connecting saId means adapted to engage the occipital area of said patient to a counter-weight, and another pulley mounted on the upper portion of said bracket over which is trained another strap connecting said means adapted to engage the occipital area of said patient to pedals adapted to be operated by the patient''s feet, the length of said other strap being such that the patient will exert a pull on the last said means when the patient''s legs are stretched.