Device to facilitate controlled rotation of the cervical spine

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 devic...

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Hauptverfasser: LYMAN ARINNE N, JOHNSON KEVIN M, SMITH MATTHEW R, HAUGHTON VICTOR M, SIMATIC NOELLE C, BROWN MICAH B, CAPPEL JON A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.