EP0535049B1 - Wirbelsäulenstreckbett - Google Patents

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EP0535049B1
EP0535049B1 EP91911038A EP91911038A EP0535049B1 EP 0535049 B1 EP0535049 B1 EP 0535049B1 EP 91911038 A EP91911038 A EP 91911038A EP 91911038 A EP91911038 A EP 91911038A EP 0535049 B1 EP0535049 B1 EP 0535049B1
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Allan Clarke
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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
    • A61H1/0222—Traction tables

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  • This invention relates to spinal traction beds.
  • a typical spinal traction bed is disclosed in GB-817 477.
  • the present invention provides spinal traction beds which are inexpensive and which do not need to be used in a clinic or hospital environment and which can be made so as to dispense with an attendant physiotherapist.
  • the invention comprises a spinal traction bed having chest strap means and pelvic strap means and traction-applying means between said chest and said pelvic strap means and comprising a bed-mounted lever arrangement acting on said strap means through spring means, characterised in that the bed is of a length such as will support the back nut not the legs of a user and is of shallow depth so that the user's legs and feet can rest on the floor, and the lever arrangement includes a lever pivoted at the end of the bed proximate the pelvic strap means and attached through said spring means to said pelvic strap means and the lever being fixedly mounted at its one end of a pivoting shaft and at its other end connected to the spring means, whereby traction force may be applied to the pelvic strap means by rotating the pivoting shaft, the arrangement being such that no part of the lever extends below the depth of the bed throughout its pivotal movement.
  • Said chest strap means may be attached at the head end of the bed.
  • Said pelvic strap means may be attached by a tension spring to a lever arrangement member which is movable in the direction away from the head end of the bed.
  • the spring means may typically have a rate of 2.5 kg/cm.
  • the lever arrangement may comprise a handle arranged to be within arm's length of a user strapped in on the bed, to enable self-operation.
  • the handle may be on a lever pivoted at the foot end of the bed.
  • the bed may have right and left handles (to enable two handed operation making it easier to apply a beneficial degree of traction and to balance the effort and avoid asymmetric strain on the user's back) which are angularly displaced so that one may be arranged to be initially operable within arm's length, use of which to apply traction brings the other to be operable within arm's length for continued application - this enables the second handle still to be located for best ease operation after the first has moved out of such location.
  • the bed may comprise a metal frame supporting an upholstered bed board.
  • the frame may have feet affording a fulcrum for the lever arrangement.
  • the frame may be foldable having a divided bed board.
  • the bed does not have to be large or bulky.
  • the length may be such only as will support the back, the bed being essentially or shallow depth so that the legs and feet can rest on the floor.
  • Such a bed especially if foldable or provided with wheels at the foot end, is readily portable, easily stowed away in a cupboard when not in use, readily deployable - being light in weight, not posing any untoward problem in deployment even for back sufferers - and packable for mail order delivery or for easy carry-home from a retailer.
  • FIG. 1 illustrate spinal traction beds 11 having chest strap means 12 and pelvic strap means 13 and traction-applying means 14 operative to apply traction between said chest and pelvic strap means 12,13 and comprising a bed-mounted lever arrangement 15 acting on said strap means 13,14 through spring means 16.
  • Said chest strap means 12 are attached at the head end 11a of the bed 11. As seen in Figure 1, the chest strap means 12 are attached to a frame 17 which stands on feet 18 and which supports an upholstered bed board 19, the point of attachment being near the head end 11a.
  • the chest strap means 12 comprise stout, wide inextensible webbing straps adjustably secured as tighly as required around the chest of the user by Velcro (RTM) or similar fastenings.
  • a webbing strap securable around the chest as in the embodiment of Figure 1 by a Velcro (RTM) fastening, is sewn to the ends of two webbing straps 21 anchored to the underside of the bed board 19 which, in this embodiment, does not have a surrounding metal frame.
  • RTM Velcro
  • the pelvic strap means 13 - made of webbing like the chest strap means 12 - are attached by tension spring 16 to a member 22 of the lever arrangement 15 which member is movable in the direction away from the head end 11a of the bed to apply the traction to the pelvic strap means through the spring 16.
  • the member 22 is an arm on a shaft 23 journalled in feet 18 of the frame 17.
  • the member 22 is pushed against the action of the spring 16 by a rod 24 which is in turn moved by a handle 25 which toggles the rod 24 to maintain the spring 16 extended, as shown in broken line in Figure 1.
  • the handle 25 is journalled in another pair of the feet 18 and is arranged to be operable within arm's length of the user strapped in on the bed 11.
  • Handle 25a is initially, before traction is applied, elevated above the floor so that it can be grasped readily by the user and pushed away from the head end 11a of the bed.
  • Handle 25b rests initially on the floor, being somewhat angularly displaced from handle 25a.
  • This embodiment is suitable for hospital or clinic use and being light in weight is readily portable and stowable so that it need not permanently occupy space but may be carried around e.g. from ward to ward and used for example on a bed or on the floor as may be desired.
  • Figures 3 to 5 may be rendered more portable still by hingeing the bed board 19 where indicated at X in Figure 5 and providing a carrying handle.
  • a spring having a rate of about 2.5 kg/cm is suitable.
  • the spring may be marked with datum points at its ends which serve to indicate the amount of traction being applied by comparing the distance between the datum points with a chart.

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Claims (7)

  1. Wirbelsäulen-Streckbett (11) mit Brustfestschnürmitteln (12) und Beckenfestschnürmitteln (13) und Streckausübungsmitteln (14) zwischen den Brust- und Beckenfestschnürmitteln (12,13), das eine durch Federmittel (16) auf die Festschnürmittel (12,13) einwirkende, am Bett befestigte Hebelanordnung (15) aufweist, wobei die Hebelanordnung einen Hebel (22) enthält, der an dem Ende des Bettes, das den Beckenfestschnürmitteln (13) am nächsten ist, schwenkbar und durch die Federmittel (16) an den Beckenfestschnürmitteln (13) befestigt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß das Bett (11) eine solche Länge hat, daß es den Rücken, aber nicht die Beine eines Benutzers stützt, und eine flache Tiefe hat, so daß die Beine und Füße des Benutzers auf dem Boden ruhen können, und der Hebel an seinem einen Ende an einer Drehwelle fest angebracht und an seinem anderen Hebel mit den Federmitteln verbunden ist, wodurch eine Streckkraft auf die Beckenfestschnürmittel ausgeübt werden kann, indem die Drehwelle gedreht wird, wobei die Anordnung so ist, daß kein Teil des Hebels (22) während seiner Schwenkbewegung sich unter die Tiefe des Bettes (11) erstreckt.
  2. Bett nach Anspruch 1, bei welchem die Hebelanordnung (15) betätigbar ist, um unterschiedliche Streckpegel aufzubringen.
  3. Bett nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, bei welchem die Federnmittel (16) eine Federkonstante von 2,5 kg/cm haben.
  4. Bett nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei welchem die Hebelanordnung (15) winkelmäßig versetzte rechte und linke Griffstangen (25a,25b) hat.
  5. Bett nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, welches einen Metallrahmen (17) aufweist, der eine gepolsterte Bettauflage (19) stützt.
  6. Bett nach Anspruch 5, bei dem der Rahmen (17) flache Füße (18) aufweist, die einen Drehpunkt für die Hebelanordnung bieten.
  7. Bett nach Anspruch 5, welches einen faltbaren Metallrahmen (17) mit einer geteilten Bettauflage (19) aufweist.
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GB9013868 1990-06-21
GB909013868A GB9013868D0 (en) 1990-06-21 1990-06-21 Spinal traction machine for self-application of traction
PCT/GB1991/000920 WO1991019472A1 (en) 1990-06-21 1991-06-07 Spinal traction beds

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SE511271C2 (sv) * 1998-01-16 1999-09-06 Bengt Johan Gullberg Ryggsträckare
DE10352870A1 (de) * 2003-11-10 2005-06-16 Matthias Dr. Soyka Wirbelsäulenextensionstisch
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