Patent ID: 9149208
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for providing a non-invasive assessment of lateral curvatures, deviations, and a position of each vertebra from a first cervical vertebra to a first sacral vertebra in a spinal column of a person in a standing position, the device comprising: a support including, wherein the vertical body includes a cap enclosing a profile attached to a vertical ratchet embedded within the profile, the vertical body being attached via two spigots to a top support plate at a top of the vertical body and to a bottom support plate at a bottom of the vertical body where the vertical body attaches to the vertical support; wherein the attachment of the vertical body to the top and bottom support surf aces allows for the cap, the vertical ratchet, and the profile to be held in place and further provides for an adjustment in the position of the cap, the vertical ratchet, and the profile; and wherein the device is configured to assess the position of each vertebra, including assess a horizontal position of each vertebra and a vertical position of each vertebra from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra, wherein the device is configured to assess the horizontal position by reading a position of each vertebra from the scale and assess the vertical position by a vertical movement of each one of the plurality of position indicators wherein the vertical movement of each position indicator being made possible through a pinion roll located on the vertical ratchet of the vertical body.