IP Library Granted Patent US 12,414,894
Granted Patent B2
US 12,414,894 · App. 17/270,717 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Therapeutic treatment kit

Inventors: Francisco Marquez de la Vega (Madrid, ES); Marta Martinez Garcia (Madrid, ES)
A61H1/0229A61H2201/0192A61H2201/1652A61H2201/1697
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Patent No.
US 12,414,894
App. No.
17/270,717
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient, configurable according to the said patient's therapeutic treatment requirements, which comprises a box ( 10 ) joined by an articulated or fixed connection to a support structure ( 40 ) and comprising one or more pairs of pulleys ( 60 ) over which one or more length-adjustable cords ( 50 ) of the box run and a sliding structure ( 110 ) connected to a support structure ( 40 ) enabling the box ( 10 ) to be moved to a position selected for the therapeutic treatment of the said patient, preferably by means of a pair of rails or guides ( 20 ), with one or more supports ( 70 ) also having been envisaged, provided with means of connection to the cords ( 50 ) and which are configured to hold in place one or more parts of the patient's body, raising or placing the said part or parts in certain positions for therapeutic treatment.

Claims (30)

1. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient, configurable according to the said patient's therapeutic treatment requirements, comprising:

a box ( 10 ) joined by an articulated or fixed connection to a support structure ( 40 ) a sliding structure ( 110 ) connected to the support structure ( 40 ) enabling the box ( 10 ) to be moved to a position selected for the said patient's therapeutic treatment,

a pair of rails or guides ( 20 ) along which the sliding structure is displaced ( 110 );

one or more cords ( 50 );

one or more supports ( 70 ), comprising one or two cords ( 50 ′), the ends of which are provided with means of connection to the cords ( 50 );

characterised in that

the box ( 10 ) comprises one or more pairs of pulleys ( 60 ) fixed to its interior, whose axes of rotation are separated by different distances according to the part of the body to be therapeutically treated wherein the underside of the box ( 10 ) comprises a number of holes ( 41 or 41 ′) over which the cords ( 50 ) run;

a different cord ( 50 ) runs over each pair of pulleys ( 60 ), each end of the said cord ( 50 ) being connected to one end of a support ( 70 ), in such a way that:

each cord ( 50 ) can be moved and/or adjusted separately from the other cords ( 50 ), and

pulling vertically in an upward or downward direction on one end of a cord ( 50 ) causes the other end of the said cord ( 50 ) to move in the opposite direction (upwards or downwards);

the means of connection between the cords ( 50 ) and the supports ( 70 ) are retaining elements ( 80 ) envisaged on the ends of the supports ( 70 ), these retaining elements ( 80 ) being configured so that they can be manually fixed in variable positions of the cords ( 50 ) of the box ( 10 ), thus enabling one or more parts of the patient's body to be raised and placed in the required positions for the therapeutic treatment.

2. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient, configurable according to the said patient's therapeutic treatment requirements, according to claim 1 comprising the following pairs of pulleys ( 60 ):

a first pair of pulleys corresponding to the cervical area;

a second pair of pulleys corresponding to the dorsal, upper limb, shoulder, elbow and hand areas;

a third and a fourth pair of pulleys corresponding to the lumbar and pelvis areas;

a fifth pair of pulleys corresponding to the hip, knee and lower limb areas; and

a sixth pair of pulleys corresponding to the foot area,

wherein the separation between the axes of rotation of each of these pairs of pulleys ( 60 ) is adjusted to the dimensions of each of the aforementioned areas of the body in accordance with standard human body morphology.

3. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 1 wherein each of the retaining elements ( 80 ) is configured on the basis of a part of prismatic section with a rectangular base with rounded corners, one end of which is equipped with four holes serving to tie or fix the cords ( 50 ′) of the supports ( 70 ) and the other end of which has a curved recess crossing the part transversally from a shorter side to a longer side, forming a groove through which the cords ( 50 ) of the kit 100 will run and be fixed, completed by a protuberance or stud on one of its sides.

4. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 1 wherein each of the retaining elements ( 80 ) incorporates a magnet.

5. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 1 , which also comprises at least one modulating structure ( 90 ) consisting of a cord approximately 30 cm in length and two retaining elements ( 80 ), so that the said modulating structure ( 90 ) enables two of the cords ( 50 ) of the box ( 10 ) to which it is joined to be worked jointly and coordinately.

6. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 1 wherein the underside of the box ( 10 ) comprises a number of holes ( 41 or 41 ′) over which the cords ( 50 ) run, characterised in that:

the holes ( 41 or 41 ′) are spatially distributed to correspond to the one or more pairs of pulleys ( 60 ) located inside the box so that each pair of pulleys ( 60 ) has a corresponding pair of holes ( 41 or 41 ′);

the ends of a cord ( 50 ) corresponding to a pair of pulleys ( 60 ) run vertically through their corresponding pair of holes ( 41 or 41 ′);

the holes ( 41 or 41 ′) are distributed to dimensionally adjust to the proportions of the human body in accordance with standard body morphology.

7. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 6 , wherein the holes ( 41 ) are of circular section and have a diameter slightly larger than that of the cords ( 50 ), and wherein the holes ( 41 ′) are of elongated section and internally incorporate a locking part ( 85 ) to lock or secure the cord ( 50 ) in a fixed position.

8. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 1 , wherein the box ( 10 ) comprises an internal structure formed by several plates ( 42 ) equipped with their corresponding holes for holding the pulleys ( 60 ).

9. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 8 , wherein the pulleys ( 60 ) are fixed to the internal structure formed by several plates ( 42 ) by a bolt that passes through the holes made in the plates ( 42 ) and is secured by a simple nut and pressure washer.

10. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 1 wherein the box ( 10 ) joined to the support structure ( 40 ) by an articulated connection can be partially disengaged and rotated 180°.

11. Kit ( 100 ) for therapeutic treatment of a patient according to claim 1 which also comprises at least one fixing element or brake ( 30 ) enabling the support structure ( 40 ) and the box ( 10 ) to be fixed in a certain position on the rails or guides ( 20 ).

Priority Claims (1)
ES 201830835 · Aug 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250195310A1 · Jun 19, 2025
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