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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
H. Duane Saunders, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Saunders Group, Inc., Chasak, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
Abstract
A self-seating occiput wedge system for applying a therapeutic traction force to the occipital areas on a patent's head. The self-seating occiput wedge system includes a pair of self-seating, upstanding occiput wedges rotatably mounted generally perpendicular to a carriage. The occiput wedges define opposing engaging surfaces arranged to engage with the occipital areas of the patient's head. End stops define a range of rotation about an axis of rotation for each of the occiput wedges. The range of rotation is about 20 degrees. A cervical traction device utilizes the occiput wedge system is also disclosed.