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Electromechanical adjusting instrument

US8641648B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 2011
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 29, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F7/16
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A chiropractic adjusting instrument comprising a housing; thrust nose piece an impact head to contact a body, a preload switch plunger; a dampening spring; a solenoid having a core; a preload spring; a recoil spring; an electronic pulse system operatively connected to a power source to provide alternating current for energizing the solenoid to impart impulse energy from the core to the thrust nose piece which is reproducible and independent of the power source; and a trigger system for triggering the electronic pulse system comprising a switch activated by the preload switch plunger. Preferably, the chiropractic adjusting instrument includes one or more of the following: an intelligent universal AC power converter; optimized force-time waveform; pulse mode operation; a sensing device having a sense output and a suite of electromechanical components designed to promote reproducible dynamic force impulses and safe operation.

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