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Auto-traction table
Assignee: AUTO-TRACTION Inc
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Filing: 1975-05-07
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Granted: 1977-01-11
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Expires: 1995-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A traction table has a top for a patient to lie on and a flexible device for encircling a portion of the patient's body. Spaced above the foot end of the table is a horizontal bar, supported by a pipe frame, on which the patient can press with the feet. At the head end of the table, another pipe frame comprises at least two vertical pipes on each side of the longitudinal midline of the table, as supports for the patient's hands. A holder is horizontally and vertically adjustably secured to the pipes at one of the two ends of the table, and a longitudinally adjustable traction strap interconnects that holder with the flexible device. The traction strap includes a dynamometer to measure the traction force and to permit the patient to exert a predetermined force by pushing or pulling against the respective frames.
Inventors
- 👤 Gertrud Agnes Matilda Lind
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H1/00; A61H1/02; A61H1/0218; A61G; A61G13/00; A61G13/009; A61H2201/00; A61H2201/16; A61H2201/1602; A61H2201/1628; A61H2201/163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A traction table having a head and a foot and a top for a patient to lie on and a flexible arrangement that can be fastened around a part of the body such as the waist or the head of the patient lying on the table and a traction strap secured to a holder fastened at one end of the table, a pipe frame at the head (H) and at the foot (F) of the table, said frame at the foot comprising a transverse pipe (18) spaced above the tabletop (10, 10a and 10b) to provide a foot stop for the patient lying supine with the legs raised and flexed, the frame at the head end having at least two vertical pipes (28, 29, 23, 24) on each side of the longitudinal midline of the table as supports for the patient's hands, at least one of said pipes having a vertically adjustable holder (30) for securing a longitudinally adjustable traction strap (31), which comprises a dynamometer (35, 35a and 35b) which measures the traction force and gives the traction strap suitable elasticity for auto-treatment, whereby the patient can choose the traction force he himself produces by his own muscular exertion when pulling and pressing against the respective pipe frames.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A traction table having a head and a foot and a top for a patient to lie on and a flexible arrangement that can be fastened around a part of the body such as the waist or the head of the patient lying on the table and a traction strap secured to a holder fastened at one end of the table, a pipe frame at the head (H) and at the foot (F) of the table, said frame at the foot comprising a transverse pipe (18) spaced above the tabletop (10, 10a and 10b) to provide a foot stop for the patient lying supine with the legs raised and flexed, the frame at the head end having at least two vertical pipes (28, 29, 23, 24) on each side of the longitudinal midline of the table as supports for the patient's hands, at least one of said pipes having a vertically adjustable holder (30) for securing a longitudinally adjustable traction strap (31), which comprises a dynamometer (35, 35a and 35b) which measures the traction force and gives the traction strap suitable elasticity for auto-treatment, whereby the patient can choose the traction force he himself produces by his own muscular exertion when pulling and pressing against the respective pipe frames.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
Table according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that the traction belt (31) is integrally connected with the flexible arrangement (33) at a certain point (41) on the latter so that the point at which the pull is applied on the circumference of the part of the body can be adjusted by pulling the flexible arrangement round the part of the body in question until the fastening point is in desired position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
Table according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that the frame has at said foot end two vertical pipes (14 and 15) situated at the end of the table and at a distance behind a transverse bar (38) which is adjustable and can be locked in desired position on the vertical pipes carrying the holder (30) for securing the traction strap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
Table according to claim 3, characterised by the fact that the holder (30) can be adjusted along the transverse bar (38) and be locked in desired position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
Table according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that one end of the traction strap is fastened to a belt to be fastened above the upper part of the hips (iliac crest), while the other end of the strap is secured to one of the ends of said dynamometer which is a spring dynamometer (33), the spring of which is situated in the longitudinal direction of the strap, the end of which is in turn attachable via a chain to a hook (37) on the vertically adjustable holder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
Table according to claim 1 with a belt that can be fastened round a patient's waist, characterised by the fact that the belt (33) when laid out flat, is curved so that when fastened round the patient's waist, it forms a truncated cone, whose wide end faces the foot end of the table, so that when fitted the belt snugly fits the upper part of the patient's hips.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
Table according to claim 6, characterised by the fact that at the site of attachment to the traction strap the belt has a wider portion in the form of a flap (34) that extends over the traction strap to form a comfortable supporting surface for the patient, especially when he is supine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
162 words
Table according to claim 1 characterised by the fact that the pipe frame at the foot of the table is symmetrical on either side of the vertical midplane of the table and comprises two posterior vertical pipes (14, 15) situated at the end of the table and separated by a distance smaller than the width of the table and two vertical anterior side pipes (19, 20) situated near the side edges of the table and at a distance from the posterior pipes, the upper ends of the posterior pipes merging with two substantially parallel pipes (16, 17), parallel to the table top, whose anterior ends merge with a transverse pipe (18) serving as a foot support, while the side pipes 19 and 20 are bent at the level of the parallel pipes to form pipes 21 and 22 forming the foot support and joining the parallel pipes substantially perpendicularly and at a distance behind the transverse pipe serving as a foot support.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
197 words
Table according to claim 1 characterised by the fact that the pipe frame, at the head of the table, is symmetric on either side of the vertical midplane of the table and comprises two vertical tubes (23 and 24) situated at the end of the table and separated by a distance smaller than the width of the table and two vertical pipes (28 and 29) situated opposite one another almost at the end of the table and that the upper ends of the pipes situated at the end of the table merge with two substantially parallel shanks of a U-shaped member (25), which extends over the table and forms both a hand grip for the patient or an abdominal or thoracic support for the person supervising the treatment and occasionally having to lean over the patient at the head end to place the patient in proper position and that the vertical side pipes (28, 29) form a hand support for the patient and that at the level of the U-member the upper ends are bent to form pipe segments 26 and 27, which provides alternative hand supports and are fastened to the shanks of the U-shaped member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
95 words
Table according to claim 8, characterised by the fact that the two vertical bars at either of the table support a detachable cross bar (60) on which are pivoted the ends of a U member to whose shanks is fastened a transverse pull-pipe (59a) that serves alternately as a hand support or a carrier for a traction belt holder, so that the person supervising the treatment can grip the lower end of this stirrup and use it as a lever for rotating the pull pipe when the patient is not strong enough to do auto-traction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
Table according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that at least the pipe frame at the foot of the table can be raised and lowered relative to the top of the table to permit adjustment of the transverse foot stop to desired height above the level of the top of the table.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
Table according to claim 1, characterised by the fact tht it consists of two parts (10a, 10b), the angle between them being adjustable by rotation about transverse axles (49, 52).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
Table according to claim 12, characterised by the fact that at least that part of the table at the head end is also angularly adjustable by rotation about a longitudinal axis in the midplane of the table.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
93 words
Table according to claim 13, characterised by the fact that the floor support of the table has two frames, (10c, 10d) each supporting a part of the table and at those ends facing each other are rotatable about transverse axes (49, 52), that at least the transverse axis for the frame supporting the head end of the table is rotatable about a longitudinal axis 56 in the midplane of the table and that continuously adjustable arrangements (51, 57, 58), are provided for angular adjustment of both frames by rotation about the above-mentioned axes.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
Table according to claim 1, the top of the table being in a plurality of sections, and means to adjust the angle of said sections relative to each other.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-01-11 | 1980-07-12 | 1981-01-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-01-11 | 1984-07-12 | 1985-01-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-01-11 | 1988-07-12 | 1989-01-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |