DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT POSTISOMETRIC MUSCLE RELAXATION Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has base, rest members with springs and fixing members. The base has table having flexible surface bearing rest members for supporting patient body parts and rest members for supporting upper and lower extremities. Rest members for supporting patient body parts are designed as supporting plates longitudinally and transversely movably mounted on lateral sides of the table relative to longitudinal table axis. The rest members for supporting upper and lower extremities are arranged above the table surface on ropes to allow movements in vertical plane and longitudinally and transversely movements relative to the longitudinal table axis to take place. The members are designed as two rods connected to each other with their ends through hinges in suspension area and the other ends being connected to each other by means of spring with pin fixed on rod ends by means of link gear and restrictors. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in relaxing muscle under spasm. 8 cl, 2 dwg