Patent ID: 6599257
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A cervical therapy device for relieving cervical pain and dysfunction, said device comprising patient support means for supporting a patient in a seated position, and an upwardly extending frame extending upwardly above said patient support means, a neck bracket adapted to fit around a patient's neck and to support a patient's head, said neck bracket including means for supporting a patient's chin and means for supporting a patient's occipital cuff at the back of the patient's head for positioning the patient's head within said neck bracket, control means and an actuator operably connected to said neck bracket under the control of said control means for moving said neck bracket through a series of prescribed movements to thereby move a patient's head through the prescribed movements, and a pair of double pivotal joint assemblies disposed between said neck bracket and said actuator, each assembly allowing rotation about two perpendicular axes with linear movement along one of said axes.