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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles V Burton, Excelsior, MN (US);
Assignee:
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 75 ; 128 78 ;
Abstract
A vest (48) and vest insert (78) are the subjects of this patent application. The vest (48) is for use in a GRAVITY LUMBAR REDUCTION THERAPY PROGRAM apparatus, and the insert (78) extends along the bottom edge (56) of the vest (48) to engage the bottom surface (80) of a patient's lowermost rib (82) to support the patient (16) during treatment.