Patent ID: 8257285

Claim:
A traction bed comprising: a base frame; an elongate planar table having a longitudinal axis and attached to and supported by the base frame on which a patient may lie with a head disposed at a first end and feet disposed at a second end; a vibration platform disposed in the planar table in alignment with the plane of the table; vibration apparatus engaged with the vibration platform for selectively imparting a vibration motion to the vibration platform; a pelvic belt for fitting around a pelvis of a patient; the pelvic belt having a first “D” ring disposed on one lateral side of the pelvic belt and a second “D” ring disposed on the other lateral side of the pelvic belt; a first strap connected to the first “D” ring; a second strap connected to the second “D” ring; a first means for selectively applying a tension force to the first strap in a direction toward the second end of the planar table; a second means for selectively applying a tension force to the second strap in a direction toward the second end of the planar table; a chest harness for fitting around a chest of the patient and having a first shoulder strap disposed on one lateral side of the chest harness and a second shoulder strap disposed on the other lateral side of the chest harness; a third means connected to the first shoulder strap for selectively applying a tension force to the first shoulder strap toward the first end of the planar table; a fourth means connected to the second shoulder strap for selectively applying a tension force to the second shoulder strap toward the first end of the planar table; and a controller means connected to the vibration apparatus for activating the vibration apparatus and connected to each of the first, second, third and fourth means for applying a tension force to the first and second straps and the first and second shoulder straps respectively.