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Device to facilitate controlled rotation of the cervical spine

US7430773B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · US

Inventors

Micah Brown · Auburn, US
Jon A. Cappel · Monroe, US
Kevin M. Johnson · Madison, US
Matthew R. Smith · Verona, US
Noelle C. Simatic · Greenfield, US
Arinne N. Lyman · Waterford, US
Victor M. Haughton · Oconomowoc, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2005
Grant date	Oct 7, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 29, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/0428
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for controlled orientation of a person's cervical spine that is compatible with medical imaging machines. The device is capable of rotation about the axis of a patient's spinal column independent of, or in addition to, flexion/extension of a patient's spinal column. The device may incorporate locking mechanisms to secure rotational orientation and may include quantitative indicators of the degree of rotation.

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