Patent ID: 8529482

Claim:
Orthopedic tutor for bloodless correction of the vertebral deformities of a patient, characterized in that it comprises: a support element ( 1 ) to be fixed to the patient's chest and having on top two stretched-apart and symmetrical edges ( 11 ); a chin rest ( 2 ) centrally connected to the support element by means ( 7 ) capable of causing the vertical oscillation thereof and also laterally connected to an anchoring means ( 3 ) for accommodating the chin of the patient having closed mouth and head forward inclined, and for transmitting an upwardly directed anteroposterior thrust (F) to the patient's yaw, means ( 8 a ) made up of a screw-and-nut element articulated to said support element ( 1 ) and located in front of the chin rest ( 2 ) and oriented perpendicular to the chin rest ( 2 ) for generating this thrust (F) on the chin rest ( 2 ); a plate ( 4 ) to be positioned in correspondence of the convexity of the patient's dorsal curve and being provided with sustaining means ( 5 ) and with tensile means ( 6 ) for exerting a posteroanterior force (Fp) applied thereto.