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Chiropractic treatment table

US4489714A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 7, 1983
Grant dateDec 25, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 7, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61H1/0292
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is an apparatus for producing automatic flexion of a chiropractic table. The apparatus includes a motor driven cam mechanism and a linkage assembly coupling the cam mechanism to the anterior section of an articulated chiropractic treatment table, the apparatus producing a cyclical palpation flexion movement of the anterior section of the chiropractic treatment table in accordance with predetermined treatment procedures prescribed for the treatment of lumbar disc protrusions.

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