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US 6,554,784 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for stabilizing pelvic ring disruption
AssigneeLegacy Emanuel Hospital & Medical Health Center
InventorsJames C. Krieg, William B. Long, Steven M. Madey, Michael Bottlang
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Abstract
A pelvic sling device is provided for reducing a fractured pelvis. The device includes a belt member and a buckle component that automatically locks at an optimal predetermined tension level to provide distributed hoop-like compression and reduction for a fractured pelvis.
Claims7
A sling device for stabilizing a fractured hip comprising
- a belt member having two end portions, and
- a buckle having two substantially identical belt-engaging mechanisms, each belt-engaging mechanism being configured to receive an end portion of the belt member so that the belt member can be tightened symmetrically around a person's pelvis by pulling on the end portions of the belt member simultaneously, wherein each belt-engaging mechanism has a spring biased cylinder that is free to rotate until sufficient pressure is applied to the cylinder at which point a pin engages a recess in the cylinder thereby stopping further rotation of the cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.