Patent ID: 11969376
Assignee: RONALD P. DELLANNO
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An adjustable forward head posture assembly configured for positioning and translating the head of a wearer along a Z-axis direction of the adjustable forward head posture assembly to a desired position, the adjustable forward head posture assembly comprising:
a first assembly adapted to be removably mounted to the wearer, the first assembly having a shoulder pad that is shaped and dimensioned to mount onto and wrap around shoulder and neck portions of the wearer, the shoulder pad having a first arm and a second arm that are joined together at a neck portion,
a second assembly having a chin-mastoid piece that is configured to adjustably engage a portion of the chin of the wearer, wherein the chin-mastoid piece has a first side that is adjustably joined to a separate first cheek piece that is configured to engage a first upper cheek portion of the head of the wearer and the chin-mastoid piece has a second side that is adjustably joined to a separate second cheek piece that is configured to adjustably engage a second upper cheek portion of the head of the wearer, wherein the first cheek piece and the second cheek piece are adjustably joined to the sides of the chin-mastoid piece by a pair of arms having a slot and locking pins operatively and slidably connected thereto,
a first adjustment assembly to interconnect the first cheek piece to the first assembly, the first adjustment assembly having a track and pinion mechanism that is configured to enable the first side of the second assembly to move relative to the first assembly and a positioning assembly having a first slideable positioning bar that is configured to enable the first cheek piece be moved to a desired position relative to the head of the wearer,
a second adjustment assembly to interconnect the second cheek piece to the first assembly, the second adjustment assembly having a track and pinion mechanism that is configured to enable the second side of the second assembly to move relative to the first assembly and a positioning assembly having a second slideable positioning bar that is configured to enable the second cheek piece to be moved to a desired position relative to the head of the wearer, and
a fulcrum assembly operatively connected to the first assembly that is configured and adapted to move along a line parallel to the Z-axis, wherein the fulcrum assembly includes an adjustable spring loaded screw movably formed within the shoulder pad and joined to a cervical adjustment pad that is configured to engage cervical areas of the neck of the wearer, whereby actuating the fulcrum assembly causes the cervical adjustment pad to translate the head of the wearer to the desired position.