Patent ID: 9433550
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61G,A61H

Claim Text:
1. A traction bed comprising: a frame upon which an individual is supportable; a first single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a first end of the frame and a first side of the frame, wherein the first single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to a location on an upper torso or an arm of an individual; a second single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a second end of the frame and the first side of the frame, wherein the second single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to a location on a lower torso, a pelvis or a leg of the individual; and a control system operable to direct a fluid pressure onto each of the single-sided lever arms to pivot the single-sided lever arms relative to the frame, wherein the control system comprises a valve configured to move between a first position, a second position and a third position such that a fluid pressure directed to the first single-sided lever arm is separately variable from a fluid pressure directed to the second single-sided lever arm.