Patent ID: 7228576
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A motion platform for providing periodic acceleration to an animal, comprising: a box frame providing a foundation of the motion platform; a drive module adjoining said box frame, said drive module operably movable relative to said box frame; and a support connected to said drive module, said support comprising a sling for supporting the animal, said sling positioned under the torso of the animal such that the head of the animal is on one side of said sling and the rear of the animal is on the other side of said sling; wherein said drive module provides periodic acceleration to the animal by moving in a line perpendicular to said sling while the animal is held in said sling, and the periodic acceleration is alternately in the direction of the head, and the rear, of the animal, whereby the motion platform adds pulses to the fluid filled channels of the body of the animal.