Computer controlled laser therapy treatment table

摘要

A multi-function, adjustable chiropractic table comprises a body section fixed to a table frame. A cervical section is pivotally attached to the table frame and securable at a desired angle. The cervical section comprises a padded head support, forehead strap, and neck bolsters. The head support is slidably mounted in a tray and translatable therein using a scissors mechanism, for linear axial traction. Pivotally mounting the tray to the cervical section permits lateral traction. A four-bar linkage, including a base frame, permits raising/lowering of the table using an actuator activated by a foot triggered wave switch comprising proximity sensors. The body section comprises a chest, lumbar, and leg sections. The chest section is replaceable with a treatment module comprising hot and cold compresses, or a laser enhanced spinal decompression therapy apparatus comprising a laser driven by two linear actuators to emit light according to one or more treatment protocols.

主权项

1. A computer-controllable laser therapy treatment table, for use in providing non-surgical spinal decompression laser treatment protocols to treat soft tissue damage and herniated disks, said computer-controllable laser therapy treatment table comprising:
a frame having a first end, a second end, a top and a bottom; a body support table, said body support table being secured to said frame, said body support table having an opening in said table being at a distance from a periphery of said body support table; an enclosure with an opening into a cavity therein, a portion of said enclosure being fixedly secured to an underside of said body support table, with at least a portion of said opening in said enclosure configured to interconnect with said opening in said body support table; a first linear actuator secured within said cavity of said enclosure and being adapted to drive a carriage on said first linear actuator in a positive and/or negative X-direction; a second linear actuator having a portion being secured to said carriage of said first linear actuator to thereby be movable in the X-direction, and with said second linear actuator being adapted to drive a carriage on said second actuator in a positive or negative Y-direction, said carriage of said second actuator thereby being capable of simultaneous motion in both the X and Y directions; a laser hand-piece comprising a class 4 medical laser, said class 4 medical laser comprising a lens configured to diverge a beam of laser light from said laser to be at an optimal angle, and to maintain a uniform dosage intensity across a width of said beam; an attachment means being secured to said carriage of said second linear actuator and configured for thereon providing releasable support for said laser hand-piece; a cushioned gland with a portion being fixedly secured to a top of said body support table, over an entire perimeter of said opening in said body support table, said cushioned gland comprising an opening, at least a portion of said opening in said cushioned gland configured to interconnect with said opening in said body support table; said cushioned gland configured to seal said enclosure and said body support table against a patient's spinal region to prevent laser light from escaping therefrom; a motion controller configured to control said first and second linear actuators, and being usable to position said laser hand-piece along an X direction and along a Y direction and to selectively engage said laser hand-piece to emit laser light through said opening in said enclosure, and to track according to a specific pattern of motion according to one or more pre-programmed treatment protocols to thereby treat spinal soft tissue damage and herniated disks; a spinal traction system configured to concurrently provide traction to a region of a patient's spine; and an adjustable cervical support section comprising:
a plate mounted to said frame to pivot about a first axis, to permit upward angular adjustment of said plate with respect to said frame;means for releasably locking said pivotal plate at a desired said upward angular adjustment about said first axis;a tray mounted to said plate to pivot about a second axis, to permit lateral angular adjustment of said tray with respect to said plate, to facilitate lateral cervical spinal decompression; said tray comprising one or more tracks;means for releasably locking said pivotal tray at a desired said lateral angular adjustment about said second axis;one or more rollers rotatably mounted to said plate to rotatably support said pivotal tray;a padded head support mounted to said tray to be slidable in said one or more tracks with respect to said frame;a first neck bolster and a second neck bolster, each mounted to said padded head support to slide laterally, to respectively support a first side and a second side of the patients' neck;a scissors mechanism configured to simultaneously adjust said first and second neck bolsters to respectively slide to a desired neck support position;a three-point cervical strap system comprising:
a forehead strap secured to said padded head support, and configured to be secured over the forehead of the patient; anda first bolster strap and a second bolster strap, each said first and second bolster straps having a first end respectively secured to said first and second bolsters, and with each having a second end comprising means for releasably securing said second end to said over-forehead strap;andmeans for incrementally sliding said padded head support away from said frame, to facilitate axial cervical traction.