Inventors:
Micah B. Brown - Westerville OH, US
Jon A. Cappel - Monroe WI, US
Kevin M. Johnson - Madison WI, US
Matthew R. Smith - Greenfield WI, US
Noelle C. Simatic - Greenfield WI, US
Arinne N. Lyman - Waterford WI, US
Victor M. Haughton - Oconomowoc WI, US
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - Madison WI
International Classification:
A61G 13/12
Abstract:
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.