Patent ID: 8118761

Claim:
A cervical traction system having a C-shaped extensible multi-chambered cervical collar removably coupleable to a user, comprising: a front and a back, a right end and a left end defining a back opening; a bottom section comprising an extensible bottom chamber; a top section disposed on the bottom section comprising: an extensible right rear chamber disposed towards a right end of the top section; an extensible left rear chamber disposed towards a left end of the top section, an extensible front chamber disposed on the top section that is positioned between and spaced apart from the right rear chamber and the left rear chamber by a gap that extends downwardly through the top section that is not dimensioned to be accessible by a chin of a user, and configured to accommodate relative motion between the extensible right rear chamber, the extensible left rear chamber and the extensible front chamber, wherein the left rear chamber, the right rear chamber and the front chamber are configured to be expanded in a predetermined sequence; and a releasable closure for closing the back opening between the right end and the left end.