GB858857A - Improvements in and relating to orthopaedic treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to orthopaedic treatment apparatus

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GB858857A
GB858857A GB187257A GB187257A GB858857A GB 858857 A GB858857 A GB 858857A GB 187257 A GB187257 A GB 187257A GB 187257 A GB187257 A GB 187257A GB 858857 A GB858857 A GB 858857A
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arm
harness
bar
tube
gantry
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
    • A61H1/02—Stretching or bending or torsioning apparatus for exercising
    • A61H1/0218—Drawing-out devices
    • A61H1/0229—Drawing-out devices by reducing gravity forces normally applied to the body, e.g. by lifting or hanging the body or part of it

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)

Abstract

858,857. Tension apparatus. BOLTON, K. G. Jan. 20, 1958 [Jan. 18, 1957], No. 1872/57. Class 81 (2) [Also in Group XV] Orthopaedic tension apparatus comprises a gantry of adjustable height, an arm 17 extending laterally from the gantry and supporting a bar 18 at or near its outer end, the bar having hand grips 18a and means 19 for attaching a patientsuspending harness. The gantry comprises a tube 15 which is telescopically mounted on an upright 13 extending from a base 10. The arm 17 carried by the tube 15 is adjusted in height as the tube is moved relative to the upright, by a hydraulic pump 14a, or hand operated winch or gear means (not shown). The bar 18 which is suspended from the arm 17 carries hooks 19 for securing a harness. The patient stands,on a selectively rotatable turntable 12 mounted on the base 10 and is supported by the harness which is fitted to his body so that traction may be applied where desired as the arm 17 is raised.
GB187257A 1957-01-18 1957-01-18 Improvements in and relating to orthopaedic treatment apparatus Expired GB858857A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3145709A (en) * 1962-12-06 1964-08-25 Avon L Pinegar Mobile traction unit
US4325547A (en) * 1980-03-17 1982-04-20 Cook Russell P Back strengthening device

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3145709A (en) * 1962-12-06 1964-08-25 Avon L Pinegar Mobile traction unit
US4325547A (en) * 1980-03-17 1982-04-20 Cook Russell P Back strengthening device

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