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

Claim 0:
1. A portable spinal decompression device comprising:
a. an upper thoracic belt including a thoracic inner wrap belt having a first adjustable closure and an outer tension adjustment and configured to be wrapped around a user's chest, wherein the upper thoracic belt is formed of a stretchable material, and further wherein the first adjustable closure of the thoracic inner wrap belt and the outer tension adjustment are configured to allow a size of the upper thoracic belt to be adjusted when fitting to the user;
b. a lumbar belt including a lumbar inner wrap belt having a second adjustable closure and configured to be wrapped around the user's waist, wherein the lumbar belt is formed of a stretchable material, and further wherein the second adjustable closure of the lumber inner wrap belt is configured to allow a size of the lumbar belt to be adjusted when fitting to the user;
c. an upper anchor positioned on the upper thoracic belt and defining a first receiving well;
d. a lower anchor positioned on the lumbar belt and defining a second receiving well;
e. a toothed rod having a first end received by the first receiving well of the upper anchor and a second end received by the second receiving well of the lower anchor, wherein each of the first and second ends are enclosed by the respective receiving well, and further wherein the upper and lower anchor are configured to receive and transfer force from the toothed rod; and
f. a traction assembly capable of extending the toothed rod, wherein the traction assembly is configured to move bi-directionally along the toothed rod and comprises an actuator mechanism including one or more actuator handles and a quick release mechanism, wherein:
the one or more actuator handles are configured to be selectively moved between a first position, a second position, and a third position, the first position being a raised position, the third position being a fully lowered position, and the second positon being a position between the first and third position;
the one or more actuator handles are configured to be moved between the first and second position to move the actuator mechanism in a first direction along the toothed rod to facilitate spinal decompression of the spinal column from the upper thoracic region to the lower lumbar region of the spinal column;
the one or more actuator handles are configured to be moved to the third position to prevent movement of the actuator mechanism in the first direction along the toothed rod; and
the actuator mechanism is configured to move in a second direction along the toothed rod when the quick release mechanism is actuated.