Spinal and other osseous joint adjusting instrument

• US 5,618,315 A
• Filed: 01/11/1995
• Issued: 04/08/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Thomas R. Jr. And Diane J. Elliott Revocable Living Trust
• Original Assignee: Elliott Family Trust
• Inventors: Elliott, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Buiz, Michael Powell
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEONARDO, MARK
• Application Number:
  US08/371,130
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• Field of Search: 601/48, 601/84, 601/107, 601/108, 601/109, 601/110, 601/111, 606/237, 606/238
• US Class Current: 606/237
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/008 Apparatus for applying pressure or blows almost perpendicular to the body or limb axis, e.g. chiropractic devices for repositioning vertebrae, correcting deformation
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2023/0209 powered with frequencies not related to mains frequency
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1685 interchangeable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0218 with alternating magnetic fields producing a translating or oscillating movement

Abstract

An instrument for adjusting vertebrae and other osseous joint subluxation and luxations comprising a device for generating a complex energy waveform, of varying frequency and amplitude, to be applied to the patient in the proximity of the vertebrae or other joints to be adjusted comprising a hand held portion with a moveable stylus at one end, which imparts lateral and torque components of energy, a stylus driving apparatus, a display array to indicate proper alignment of the hand held portion and a pistol grip for ease of handling of the hand held portion; and a fixed controller portion which is used to program the proper alignment of and energy to be applied via the stylus in the hand held portion, and the method for adjusting vertebrae and other osseous joint subluxation and luxations using the said complex energy waveform.

Claims

1. An instrument for adjusting osseous joint subluxation comprising:

a portable portion, comprising a moveable stylus to be held adjacent to the patient in the proximity of the osseous joint to be adjusted, which stylus may move either laterally along the axis of the stylus or radially about the axis of the stylus, a central portion containing the driving means for imparting motion to the stylus, a means for holding said portable portion, and a display means to indicate when the said portable portion is properly aligned with the patient,

said driving means comprising a means to actuate said moveable stylus in both linear and rotational direction, said stylus being activated by a series of specific square wave pulses, said pulse means generated in said driving means, and

a fixed portion, comprising display and adjustment means, to set and display the lateral and radial components of the energy to be transmitted to the patient;

the proper alignment of the portable portion of the instrument with the patient;

generating means for said complex energy waveform to provide the desired signals to the stylus driving means and the power supply and switches to actuate and operate the instrument.

2. The method for adjusting osseous joint luxation and subluxation according to claim 1, wherein the means for generating said complex energy waveform is provided by the instrument according to claim 3 and said complex energy waveform comprises a series of specific square waves of varying frequency, the fundamental frequency of said square waves including the natural frequency of the structure in the proximity of the osseous joint being adjusted.

3. The instrument for adjusting osseous joint subluxation according to claim 1, wherein the stylus tip is equipped with a plurality of replaceable pins which transmit the radial component of the said complex energy waveform to the patient.

4. The instrument for adjusting osseous joint subluxation according to claim 1, wherein the stylus is made of carbon fiber.

5. The instrument for adjusting osseous joint subluxation according to claim 1 wherein the stylus linear force driving means is a voice coil.

6. The instrument for adjusting osseous joint subluxation according to claim 1, wherein the stylus rotational force driving means is accomplished by one or more solenoids.

7. The instrument for adjusting osseous joint subluxation according to claim 1, where the alignment of the instrument is displayed by a plurality of LEDs arranged in a cross hair arrangement and energized by sensor means internal to the portable portion of said instrument, such that alignment with the proper setting of the co-axial co-ordinate is indicated by the energizing of the central LED, and deviation from the proper setting by the energizing of the LEDs away from the center LED.

8. The instrument for adjusting osseous joint subluxation according to claim 1, wherein the characteristics of the complex energy waveform may be adjusted as to amplitude of each individual pulse waveform, pulse frequency, waveform shape, sate of change of frequency, repetition of waveforms, duration of individual pulses and duration of the waveform packet.