Patent ID: 11931283
Assignee: VERTECORE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method of spinal decompression comprising;
a. providing a portable device comprising an upper thoracic belt formed of a stretchable material and having a thoracic inner wrap belt and a first outer tension adjustment, a lumbar belt formed of a stretchable material and having a lumbar inner wrap belt and a second outer tension adjustment, one or more rods and a traction tensioner assembly comprising an actuator mechanism with one or more actuator handles and configured to move bi-directionally along the one or more rods when said one or more actuator handles are raised and lowered to facilitate spinal decompression of a user's spinal column from an upper thoracic region to a lower lumbar region of the user's spinal column;
b. inserting a first end of each of the one or more rods into a respective upper anchor positioned on the upper thoracic belt such that each respective upper anchor receives and transfers force from the first end of the respective rod;
c. inserting a second end of each of the one or more rods into a respective lower anchor positioned on the lumbar belt such that each respective lower anchor receives and transfers force from the second end of the respective rod;
d. wrapping the upper thoracic belt around the user's entire chest positioned close to the user's axilla;
e. wrapping the lumbar belt around the user's waist;
f. adjusting the upper thoracic belt and the lumbar belt such that the user can stand, sit, or lay down while wearing and operating the portable device, wherein adjusting the upper thoracic belt and the lumbar belt includes adjusting the thoracic inner wrap belt and the lumbar inner wrap belt using a respective closure and cinching the first and second outer tension adjustments;
g. varying a distance between the upper thoracic belt and the lumbar belt of the portable device by utilizing the actuator mechanism to exert force through the traction tensioner assembly and extend the one or more rods from a neutral position to an activated position to facilitate spinal decompression;
h. maintaining the one or more rods in the activated position for a time period of use; and
i. releasing the traction tensioner assembly to move the one or more rods from the actuated position to the neutral position after the time period of use is completed.