| CPC A61B 17/663 (2013.01) [A61C 7/06 (2013.01); A61C 7/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/1673 (2013.01); A61B 17/176 (2013.01); A61B 17/6416 (2013.01); A61B 17/645 (2013.01); A61B 17/6458 (2013.01); A61B 17/6466 (2013.01); A61B 17/6491 (2013.01); A61B 17/66 (2013.01); A61B 17/666 (2013.01); A61B 17/8071 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01); A61F 2/3099 (2013.01); A61F 5/05891 (2013.01); A61F 5/56 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A protraction device, comprising:
a body frame, adapted to be anchored to the body of a patient,
a cantilever support, including
a first shaft, coupled to the body frame, and
a second shaft, coupled to the first shaft, and
a headpiece, including
a head strap, adapted to couple to the head of the patient, and
a headpiece rail, coupled to the second shaft and coupled to the head strap,
wherein the headpiece rail is adapted to extend in front of the face of the patient,
the body frame comprises
a top rail, and
a bottom rail, and
the cantilever support further comprises
a top bearing, coupled to the top rail, and
a bottom bearing, coupled to the bottom rail, and
the first shaft is coupled to the top bearing and the bottom bearing.
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