HALO INTRINSIC TRACTION (HIT) DEVICE FOR PREOPERATIVE CURVATURE CORRECTION OF SEVERE PEDIATRIC SCOLIOSIS AND/OR KYPHOSIS

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a halo intrinsic traction (HIT) system, comprising a first support, a second support, and a first actuator. The first support can be configured to attach to a head portion of a patient. The second support can be configured to attach to a bod...

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Hauptverfasser:	Hollister, Scott J, Schmitz, Michael, Herrin, Kinsey, Welling, Richard, Mhate, Uzma, Brenner, Charles, Hammond, III, Frank L, Emling, Brian
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a halo intrinsic traction (HIT) system, comprising a first support, a second support, and a first actuator. The first support can be configured to attach to a head portion of a patient. The second support can be configured to attach to a body portion of a patient, the body portion being below the head portion. The first actuator can be configured to generate an expansion force between the first and second supports.