Patent ID: 7566314
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. A low-cost, light weight portable cervical traction device for home use by a patient comprising: a support structure having a longitudinal axis; a carriage slidable along a portion of the support structure parallel to the longitudinal axis, the carriage comprising a head support pad adapted to receive a patient's head and the restraining mechanism comprises a pair of opposing neck supports contoured and arranged to engage the occipital area of the patient's head when the head is on the head support pad, the restraining mechanism adapted to releasably restrain a portion of a patient's body to the carriage; a pneumatic traction force generating apparatus comprising at least one pneumatic chamber and at least one air inlet, the pneumatic traction force generating apparatus operatively coupled to move the carriage relative to the support structure when the at least one pneumatic chamber is in a pressurized state, the pneumatic traction force generating apparatus adapted to maintain a generally static traction force during a treatment period when in the pressurized state without additional pressurized air being supplied; a hand pump operated by the patient fluidly connected to the pneumatic traction force generating apparatus to inject pressurized air into the at least one pneumatic chamber, the hand pump is capable of injecting at least 138 kPa (20 psi) of pressure into the pneumatic chamber; and a pressure relief mechanism operated by the patient adapted to release pressure from the pneumatic traction force generating apparatus.