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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1985
Max Lerman, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A dynamic post-operative hip abduction brace comprises a pair of spaced apart U-shaped cuffs adapted for attachment to the insides of the upper legs of a patient, and a generally inverted U-shaped supporting bridge secured between the leg-supporting cuffs. The bridge comprises a generally planar unitary piece made from a semi-rigid material. The bridge member has a cross-member extending between the cuffs and a pair of spaced apart leg members diverging downwardly away from the cross-member of the bridge. The leg members of the bridge are rigidly secured to inside faces of the cuffs for holding the cuffs at a fixed abduction angle set by the diverging leg members of the bridge. The cross-member and leg members of the bridge are each of U-shaped channel configuration. The bridge has sufficient rigidity to hold the cuffs at the fixed abduction angle during use, while permitting sufficient bending of either leg member of the bridge about either of the ends of the bridge cross-member to permit the patient wearing the brace to walk with a normal gait soon after hip surgery.