Patent ID: 6210354
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A device for exerting force for stretching out the neck of a patient, comprising:a top brace having a neck support adapted to be positioned around the neck and a chin support adapted to be positioned under the chin of a patient;a bottom brace adapted to be positioned on the opposed shoulders of a patient;a first and second fluid containing cylinder, each cylinder having a lower portion and a telescopically extending upper portion, the cylinders having attachment means thereon and wherein the top and bottom brace are attached to the first and second cylinders through said attachment means attached to said bottom brace, the first and second cylinders adapted to be positioned on opposite sides of the patient's neck, the fluid within said cylinders being compressive and under compression providing a constant force urging said top brace under the patient's chin away from said bottom brace adapted to be positioned on the patient's shoulders to stretch the patient's neck; andsaid neck support and said chin support being directly connected to each other, said neck support forming an obtuse angle with said chin support.