Traction tower trap and finger trap system
A traction tower trap assembly with straps and finger traps that are easily adjustable and releasable. The traction tower assembly includes straps for parts of the arm, such as the patient's bicep or forearm, and finger traps to traction parts of the arm and fingers for surgical procedures. The forearm traction tower assembly includes a tower having first and second sides. The tower is connected to a base plate with a first and second slots extending partially therethrough. The assembly includes a strap made of a length of material attached to first and second adjustment mechanisms. The first adjustment mechanism is slidable within the first slot of the base plate and the second adjustment mechanism is slidable within the second slot of the base plate.
1 . A traction tower assembly, comprising:
a tower assembly comprising a tower connected to a base plate with a first slot and a second slot extending partially therethrough, a central longitudinal axis of the first slot being co-linear with a central longitudinal axis of the second slot, wherein:
each of the first slot and the second slot extends from a first open end to a second closed end opposite the first end,
the second end of the first slot is a portion of the first slot that is closest to the second end of the second slot; and
a strap comprising a length of material attached to a first adjustment mechanism having a central longitudinal axis and a second adjustment mechanism having a central longitudinal axis; and
wherein the first adjustment mechanism is slidable within the first slot of the base plate between the first end to a terminal position at the second end of the first slot, and the second adjustment mechanism is slidable within the second slot of the base plate between the first end to a terminal position at the second end of the second slot;
wherein when the first and second adjustment mechanisms are moved from the first end to the terminal position at the second end of the respective slots, the central longitudinal axes of the first and second adjustment mechanisms remain substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axes of the respective slots; and
wherein the strap and the first and second adjustment mechanisms are capable of restricting vertical and side-to-side movements of a user in traction.
2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein when the first and second adjustment mechanisms are within the first and second slots of the base plate, the strap forms an opening having a first diameter with the base plate.
3 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the length of material comprises a free first end and a free second end, and tensioning the free first end or free second end reduces the opening to a diameter.
4 . The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a pad attached to at least a portion of the length of material.
5 . The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the pad is tubular, extending around the at least a portion of the length of material.
6 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a buckle.