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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:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald Dittmar Arndt, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Chattanooga Group, Inc., Hixson, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing therapeutic musculoskeletal massage to a patient. The apparatus comprises a table having a plurality of roller assemblies, each of which is mounted on a support rail that is attached to the table. The roller assemblies each have rollers and extension arms of differing sizes, lengths, and contours that are specifically designed and selected to provide optimal therapeutic effect to a specific portion of a patient's spine.