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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Micah B. Brown, Westerville, OH (US);
Jon A. Cappel, Monroe, WI (US);
Kevin M. Johnson, Madison, WI (US);
Matthew R. Smith, Greenfield, WI (US);
Noelle C. Simatic, Greenfield, WI (US);
Arinne N. Lyman, Waterford, WI (US);
Victor M. Haughton, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Micah B. Brown, Westerville, OH (US);
Jon A. Cappel, Monroe, WI (US);
Kevin M. Johnson, Madison, WI (US);
Matthew R. Smith, Greenfield, WI (US);
Noelle C. Simatic, Greenfield, WI (US);
Arinne N. Lyman, Waterford, WI (US);
Victor M. Haughton, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A device for controlled orientation of a person's cervical spine that is compatible with medical imaging machines. The device is capable of rotation about the axis of a patient's spinal column independent of, or in addition to, flexion/extension of a patient's spinal column. The device may incorporate locking mechanisms to secure rotational orientation and may include quantitative indicators of the degree of rotation.