Apparatus for the antigravity modification of the myotensions adapting the human posture in all of the planes of space
First Claim
1. A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for reeducating the posture of the human backbone comprising, in combination, a frame (8, 10, 12), weight measuring means (19A, 19B) within said frame (8, 10, 12) for monitoring the orthostatic posture of a patient by measuring the weight resting on each foot of a standing or walking patient, traction means (24, 25) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for carrying out a differential traction on the same patient at different levels in order to cancel out all or a part of the patient'"'"'s weight, blocking means (28, 30, 32) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for correcting the patient'"'"'s postural defects by forcing the patient to assume correct posture in the frontal, sagittal and transversal planes and for maintaining the patient within postural limits inside which the patient is free to move but from which the patient cannot come out, an endless walking means (18) for allowing the patient to walk in a tridimensionally corrected hanging posture in order to force the patient to a new automatic scheme of movements adapted to the incidental situation, wherein at least a portion of said endless walking means is positioned above said weight measuring means (19A, 19B), and a microprocessor (70) connected to said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) and said traction means (24, 25) controlling automatically the operation of said traction means (24, 25), said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) feeding data to said microprocessor (70) to control automatically the operation of the traction means (24, 25) for leading the patient to a predetermined postural scheme.wherein said traction means includes multiple traction slings that are independently attached to a means for independently adjusting the tension in each sling according to the control signal of the microprocessor as to maintain the patient in the desired posture.
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Abstract
A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for re-educating the posture of the backbone includes in combination mechanism for controlling the orthostatic posture of the patient, mechanism for carrying out a differential traction on the same patient at different levels in order to cancel out all or a part of his weight, mechanism for correcting the postural defects in the three planes of the space and for blocking the patient within postural limits in order to prevent him from assuming postures other than that therapeutic even during the deambulation. In particular, the orthostatic posture is controlled by measuring the weight resting on each foot of the patient through footboards (19A,19B) sensitive to changes in pressure placed under a travelling band (18), and the traction mechanism are lacings or traction slings (24) slidable around pulleys (22) carried by a rigid framework and put under tension manually by the operator or automatically by a microprocessor receiving data measured from the footboard (19A,19B) sensitive to changes in pressure.
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1. A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for reeducating the posture of the human backbone comprising, in combination, a frame (8, 10, 12), weight measuring means (19A, 19B) within said frame (8, 10, 12) for monitoring the orthostatic posture of a patient by measuring the weight resting on each foot of a standing or walking patient, traction means (24, 25) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for carrying out a differential traction on the same patient at different levels in order to cancel out all or a part of the patient'"'"'s weight, blocking means (28, 30, 32) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for correcting the patient'"'"'s postural defects by forcing the patient to assume correct posture in the frontal, sagittal and transversal planes and for maintaining the patient within postural limits inside which the patient is free to move but from which the patient cannot come out, an endless walking means (18) for allowing the patient to walk in a tridimensionally corrected hanging posture in order to force the patient to a new automatic scheme of movements adapted to the incidental situation, wherein at least a portion of said endless walking means is positioned above said weight measuring means (19A, 19B), and a microprocessor (70) connected to said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) and said traction means (24, 25) controlling automatically the operation of said traction means (24, 25), said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) feeding data to said microprocessor (70) to control automatically the operation of the traction means (24, 25) for leading the patient to a predetermined postural scheme.
wherein said traction means includes multiple traction slings that are independently attached to a means for independently adjusting the tension in each sling according to the control signal of the microprocessor as to maintain the patient in the desired posture.
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13. A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for reeducating the posture of the human backbone comprising, in combination, a frame (8, 10, 12), weight measuring means (19A, 19B) within said frame (8, 10, 12) for monitoring the orthostatic posture of a patient by measuring the weight resting on each foot of a standing or walking patient, traction means (24, 25) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for carrying out a differential traction on the same patient at different levels in order to cancel out all or a part of the patient'"'"'s weight, blocking means (28, 30, 32) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for correcting the patient'"'"'s postural defects by forcing the patient to assume correct posture in the frontal, sagittal and transversal planes and for maintaining the patient within postural limits inside which the patient is free to move but from which the patient cannot come out, an endless walking means (18) for allowing the patient to walk in a tridimensionally corrected hanging posture in order to force the patient to a new automatic scheme of movements adapted to the incidental situation, wherein at least a portion of said endless walking means is positioned above said weight measuring means (19A, 19B), and a microprocessor (70) connected to said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) and said traction means (24, 25) controlling automatically the operation of said traction means (24, 25), said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) feeding data to said microprocessor (70) to control automatically the operation of the traction means (24, 25) for leading the patient to a predetermined postural scheme,
wherein said blocking means include oleodynamic pistons (30'"'"'), rigid, hydraulically driven movable structures (40) to which said pistons (30'"'"') are attached and stops (28), said stops (28) being carried by said pistons (30'"'"').
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14. A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for reeducating the posture of the human backbone comprising, in combination, a frame (8, 10, 12), weight measuring means (19A, 19B) within said frame (8, 10, 12) for monitoring the orthostatic posture of a patient by measuring the weight resting on each foot of a standing or walking patient, traction means (24, 25) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for carrying out a differential traction on the same patient at different levels in order to cancel out all or a part of the patient'"'"'s weight, blocking means (28, 30, 32) mounted on said frame (8, 10, 12) for correcting the patient'"'"'s postural defects by forcing the patient to assume correct posture in the frontal, sagittal and transversal planes and for maintaining the patient within postural limits inside which the patient is free to move but from which the patient cannot come out, an endless walking means (18) for allowing the patient to walk in a tridimensionally corrected hanging posture in order to force the patient to a new automatic scheme of movements adapted to the incidental situation, wherein at least a portion of said endless walking means is positioned above said weight measuring means (19A, 19B), and a microprocessor (70) connected to said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) and said traction means (24, 25) controlling automatically the operation of said traction means (24, 25), said weight measuring means (19A, 19B) feeding data to said microprocessor (70) to control automatically the operation of the traction means (24, 25) for leading the patient to a predetermined postural scheme, wherein said blocking means include oleodynamic pistons (30'"'"'), rigid, hydraulically driven movable structures (40) to which said pistons (30'"'"') are attached and stops (28), said stops (28) being carried by said pistons (30'"'"') and
including slidable arms for supporting said plurality of stops (28) which are placed against the patient'"'"'s body, and a device for measuring the positions of said slidable arms supporting said plurality of stops (28) which are placed against the patient'"'"'s body.
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