DEVICE FOR TRACTION OF VERTEBRAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: medical equipment. SUBSTANCE: device has annular support 1 with pillar-rod 3 mounted on support in the form of T-shaped cross beam 7 with a triangular jib having a guide rod and two tension members 5, spring-loaded swivel put on rod 3, footboards with toe belts made on the bed of swivel. A swivel spring is pressed up by lower and upper bushings having flywheels. The device furthermore has a hand rest in the form of a fork with soft removable sleeves and a rest for a patient's loin put on the rod in the middle of it, head holder 43 in the form of soft mental and suboccipital portions spring-loaded and coupled with a bracket by shock-absorbing straps. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 9 dwg