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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve R Lamb, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Allan Epstein, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Steve Orear, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Orthopedic Systems, Inc., Union City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606241 ; 606240 ; 606245 ; 602 32 ;
Abstract
A lower limb traction system utilizes a perineal post for applying counter-traction and for stabilizing the patient's hips and a traction unit for supporting the leg and for maintaining traction in the leg. The traction unit is moveable along a substantially horizontal arcuate path defined by a circumferential guide and having a center of rotation that is selected to be concentric with the center of rotation location of the hip associated with the leg to be placed in traction. Abduction and adduction of a leg is achieved by moving the traction unit along the arcuate path.