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Multi-vector traction device for the lumbar spine

US10206806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventor

Matthew Brown · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2015
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F5/042
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a traction device for relieving lower back pain and stiffness and reducing lumbar spine intervertebral disc displacement. The device may include a sliding spine assembly attached to a head rest pad, a torso pad, and a hip pad, an adjustable length vector bar extending outwardly from the spine assembly, wherein the vector bar is rotatably attached to the sliding spine assembly such that the vector bar is configured to move in a plurality of vectors, a cross bar foot brace tube attached to the vector bar; a foot rest positioned on the foot brace tube, a belt positioned proximate to the torso pad, and a strap assembly attached to the foot brace tube or the distal end of the vector bar, the strap assembly configured to attach to the belt and apply traction to a user's back.

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