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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Edward B. Macmahon, Middleburg, VA (US);
Inventor:
Edward B. MacMahon, Middleburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/0222 (2013.01); A61B 5/1071 (2013.01); A61B 5/4561 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61H 1/0237 (2013.01); A61H 1/0292 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1207 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0412 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0431 (2013.01);
Abstract
Non-invasive methods and systems for treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) that is characterized as having a Cobb angle with an apex at the mid-level of the thoraco lumbar spine are provided. The methods and systems involve the application of an overcorrecting external distractive force to the spine, the force being transmitted via actuated crutches while the patient maintains a predator crouch position that is stabilized by a support and the crutches.