Pain management and post-operative hip orthosis
AssigneeDjo, LLC
InventorDonald P. LoGuercio
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Abstract
An improved pain management and post-operative hip orthosis includes a waist strap having first and second ends, a lower strap having first and second ends, and a pocket extending between the waist strap and lower strap. The pocket has inner and outer panels fastened to each other to define an upper opening and a lower opening. A cooling pack including a reservoir and inlet and outlet tubes extending from a bottom of the reservoir is applied to the pocket such that the inlet and outlet tubes pass through the lower opening of the pocket.
Claims21
A hip orthosis comprising:
- a waist strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the waist strap around a waist of a wearer;
- a lower strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the lower strap around a leg of the wearer;
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- an articulating brace configured to limit flexion movement of the leg about a hip joint of the wearer, the articulating brace comprising:
- an upper member configured to be secured against the wearer by the waist strap,
- a pivot rotatably coupled between the upper member and an arm extending out of the pivot,
- a lower member configured to be secured against the wearer by the lower strap, and
- a hinge coupling the arm extending out of the pivot to the lower member.
A method of utilizing a hip orthosis, the method comprising:
- coupling first and second ends of a waist strap of the hip orthosis around a waist of a wearer;
- coupling first and second ends of a lower strap of the hip orthosis around a leg of the wearer;
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- adjusting a pivot of an articulating brace of the hip orthosis to, thereby, limit flexion movement of the leg about a hip joint of the wearer, such that:
- an upper member of the articulating brace is secured against the wearer by the waist strap,
- the pivot is rotatably coupled between the upper member and an arm extending out of the pivot,
- a lower member of the articulating brace is secured against the wearer by the lower strap, and
- a hinge of the articulating brace couples the arm extending out of the pivot to the lower member.
A method of manufacturing a hip orthosis, the method comprising:
- constructing a waist strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the waist strap around a waist of a wearer;
- constructing a lower strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the lower strap around a leg of the wearer;
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- applying an articulating brace, configured to limit flexion movement of the leg about a hip joint of the wearer, between the waist strap and the lower strap such that:
- an upper member of the articulating brace is configured to be secured against the wearer by the waist strap,
- a pivot is rotatably coupled between the upper member and an arm extending out of the pivot,
- a lower member of the articulating brace is configured to be secured against the wearer by the lower strap, and
- a hinge of the articulating brace couples the arm extending out of the pivot to the lower member.
A hip orthosis comprising:
- a waist strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the waist strap around a waist of a wearer;
- a lower strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the lower strap around a leg of the wearer;
- an articulating brace configured to limit flexion movement of the leg about a hip joint of the wearer, the articulating brace comprising:
- an upper member configured to be secured against the wearer by the waist strap,
- a pivot rotatably coupled between the upper member and an arm extending out of the pivot,
- a lower member configured to be secured against the wearer by the lower strap, and
- a hinge coupling the arm extending out of the pivot to the lower member;
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- a pocket configured to hold a cooling pack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.