North American Medical Corporation Announces U.S. Patent for Cervical Distraction Device

New Patent covers the treatment of vertebral misalignment and compression in people suffering mild to severe neck pain.
 

Marietta, Georgia, February 2006 – North American Medical Corporation announced this week that the United States Patent and Trademark Office have issued U.S. Patent No. 6,984,217, entitled “Cervical Distraction Device.” This patent represents yet another milestone in North American Medical’s intellectual properties strategy, and indicates the company’s commitment to protecting its leadership position in the field of back pain intervention techniques.

This patent provides broad coverage for spinal treatment machines. North American Medical manufactures spinal rehabilitation devices that are computer- directed to provide a distractive force and direct treatment to manipulate a specific vertebra. The devices are able to assist in manipulating, decompressing or realigning the affected vertebra to promote healing thereby relieving the associated pain.

About North American Medical

North American Medical Corporation is a world-class manufacturer of health and medical products. With a mindset driven toward innovation, North American Medical is committed to excellence.

The SPINA System™ product line, with the premier Accu-SPINA®, is the leading spinal care device available in the medical market today. The systems provide highly successful back pain relief for the patient, along with highly successful revenue increase for the health care provider.

Only North American Medial manufactures systems that qualify to administer IDD Therapy® (Intervertebral Differential Dynamics Therapy), one of the fastest growing and most successful back pain intervention techniques capable of preventing invasive surgeries for many back pain patients.