Patent ID: 11911332
Assignee: ERGONOMANIA, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A portable and foldable passive lumbar spine elongation device comprising:
a front portion having a front length;
a rear portion pivotally connected to the front portion, the rear portion having a rear length, the front length being longer than the rear length;
an apex formed above the point of pivotal connection of the front portion and rear portion, the front portion having opposing legs, a curved pelvic support encompassing the apex, a torso support and a head support positioned between the opposing legs such that when a user is positioned on the device in the prone position, the user's legs touch the ground, the front portion, the rear portion and the apex cooperating with each other to create gentle controlled traction along the lumbar spine using gravity, and
an adjustment device connected to the front portion and the rear portion and configured to control pivotal movement of the front portion with respect to the rear portion such that a variable predetermined apex angle is formed between the front portion and the rear portion;
wherein the head support is configured to receive and support a head of a user when the user is positioned on the device, the curved pelvic support and the torso support being separated by a first space, the torso support and the head support being separated by a second space, the first space configured to receive an abdomen of the user.