Patent ID: 7608052

Claim:
A cervical brace and therapy device for use to rehabilitate an injured neck of a person comprising: a. a base support structure shaped to fit about the neck and rest on the shoulders of the person; b. a support ring assembly having a track and at least two stop members variably positionable in the track; the support ring assembly attachable to the base support structure in a horizontal position below the mandible of the person, the support ring assembly having an anterior section and a posterior section; c. a rotational member having a member shaped to operatively mate with the track of the support ring assembly in a manner to rotate about the support ring assembly; wherein the at least two stop members are affixable in at least two or more positions in the track to limit the rotational range of the rotational member about the support ring assembly to a variably pre-determined rotational range; d. an occipital-mandible support member shaped to accommodate the mandible and the occipital portions of the head of the person, the occipital-mandible support member being attachable to the rotational member in a manner to permit the occipital-mandible support member a predetermined range of rotation; and e. wherein the occipital-mandible support member is configured to provide a degree of motion of 0 degrees and 210 degrees, and at least one other mechanically restricted user-selectable degree of motion in-between; and f. a cushioning assembly variably positionable in the track, wherein the cushioning assembly is positioned anterior to a desired stop member affixed in the track at a user-selected position such that the stop member limits the rotational range of the rotational member, wherein the cushioning assembly cushions against the direct contact of the rotational member with the stop member, when the rotational member reaches the end of the pre-determined rotational range.