Segmented Joint Treatment Table With Multi-Axis Patient Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tables for chiropractic treatment lack the ability to effectively manipulate and treat joints through coordinated movements of multiple body parts, failing to address the need for versatile and precise adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A table with moveable and rotatable portions, including a head and neck portion, chest portion, pelvic portion, and knee and foot portion, allowing for independent movement along the z-axis and rotation around the y- and x-axes, enabling precise manipulation of a patient's joints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing tables are used for chiropractic treatment, then basic support function is provided, but the ability to manipulate and treat joints through coordinated movements is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The table is divided into multiple independently controllable segments including head and neck portion, chest portion, pelvic portion, and knee and foot portion. Each segment can move independently along the z-axis and rotate around the y-axis and x-axis, enabling precise manipulation of different body parts for joint treatment while maintaining overall system manageability through modular architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The table transitions from a static structure to a dynamic system with multiple moveable portions that can be adjusted in real-time. Each portion can be independently positioned and oriented to match specific treatment requirements, allowing the table to adapt its configuration during procedures without requiring complex reconfiguration
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple body parts are manipulated simultaneously, then treatment comprehensiveness is improved, but control precision becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented to match the physical segmentation of the table portions. Each portion (head and neck, chest, pelvic, knee and foot) has independent control mechanisms that can be operated separately or coordinated through a unified system, allowing precise control of multiple body parts simultaneously without overwhelming complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The table system is designed with universal control capabilities that can manage multiple portions through a single integrated interface. The same control system architecture used for the head and neck portion can be applied to other portions, simplifying the operator's task while enabling comprehensive manipulation of various joints and body parts
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is generally directed to a table that is used in the treatment and manipulation of joints and related methods. It is more specifically directed to a table having portions that can move in various directions relative to one another for the treatment and manipulation of joints and related methods. In one aspect, the present invention provides a table used in the treatment and manipulation of a patient's joints. The table typically comprises a base, a head and neck portion, a chest portion, a pelvic portion, and a knee and foot portion.