DEVICE FOR UNLOADING OF VERTEBRAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: medicine; orthopedics; applicable for treatment of patients ill with diseases of lumbosacral part of vertebral column. SUBSTANCE: device for unloading of vertebral column has supporting upper unit and lower unit in which spacer units are installed. When pressing inflatable bulb, air is forced through elastic rubber hoses to pneumatic chambers which are inflated and transmit pressure to rod through piston . In this case, built-up is thrust force between breast and lumbar jackets to unload the lumbosacral part of vertebral column. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 4 dwg