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A traction assembly for placing a human body in traction under the inclined weight of the body for medical or therapeutic reasons. The major trunk portion of the body is supported on a movable platform. The body extremities, including the head and the ankles, are fixed relative to a frame. The platf

A traction assembly for placing a human body in traction under the inclined weight of the body for medical or therapeutic reasons. The major trunk portion of the body is supported on a movable platform. The body extremities, including the head and the ankles, are fixed relative to a frame. The platform is movable relative to the frame under the influence of gravity when the frame is placed at an inclination. The degree of traction placed on the body is dependent upon the weight of the body and the inclination of the frame with respect to a horizontal orientation. The frame can be reciprocated between first and second positions to place the body in gentle oscillating traction.

대표청구항 ▼

A traction assembly comprising: frame means having a first end including head restraint means and a second end including ankle restraint means fixed with respect to the head restraint means; single platform having first and second ends and a generally flat surface and a sufficient length for support

A traction assembly comprising: frame means having a first end including head restraint means and a second end including ankle restraint means fixed with respect to the head restraint means; single platform having first and second ends and a generally flat surface and a sufficient length for support of the trunk portion of a patient between the lower neck and mid-leg region; connecting means connecting the frame means to the platform with the first end of the platform located proximate the head restraint means and the second end of the platform located proximate the ankle restraint means and permitting longitudinal movement of the platform with respect to the first end and the second end of the frame means under the influence of gravity; said head and ankle restraint means fixedly connected to the frame means and connectable to patient extremities to secure the extremities of the patient from movement with respect to the frame means; support means to supply rotational support to the frame means including rotational axis means to move the frame means between horizontal and inclined positions, the frame being fixed longitudinally with respect to the rotational axis means.