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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2001
Steven M. Reinecke, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allan D. Luce, Shakopee, MN (US);
Mark J. Strehlke, New Germany, MN (US);
AMEI Technologies Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An ambulatory traction device includes a first support configured to be positioned on a user's body and a second support configured to be positioned on the user's body spaced apart from the first support such that a joint of the user's body is positioned between the first and second supports. The traction device also includes one or more lifting mechanisms that couple the supports and that apply a decompressive force to the joint when the supports are positioned on the user's body. Each lifting mechanism includes a sleeve having a substantially elliptical cross-section and a piston configured to move within the sleeve in response to an increase in pressure within the sleeve.