DEVICE FOR CORRECTING CERVICAL SEGMENT OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves casings designed as flexible head envelopes bearing uniformly arranged cells receiving removable finger-shaped acting elements. The acting elements are optionally manufactured from magnetic, non-magnetic or high heat capacity materials. The elements are produced from bimetal and are optionally provided with point-source active electrodes. The acting elements are available as rollers of various shape with hand palm edge-like cross-section bearing a set of point-source active electrodes arranged all along. The acting elements optionally have physical action sources like electric current source with passive electrode and thermoelement with thermoregulator unit. The flexible head envelopes are movable on ring-shaped ropes suspended to horizontal rod ends. The rod has cable branching in vertical direction on pulley block with loads. The corrector has removable support member on alveolar maxillary process. The corrector allows stimulation to be performed mechanically, with electricity, magnetic field and heat and concurrent extension. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment. 3 cl, 12 dwg, 1 tbl