Patent ID: 6066109
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method for applying substantial opposing forces against the hips of a patient for anatomical reduction of the pelvic bones of the patient, the method which comprises the steps of:positioning a first inflatable bladder against a first hip of the patient;positioning a second inflatable bladder against a second hip of the patient;retaining said first inflatable bladder and said second inflatable bladder against said respective hips of the patient with a belt, said belt surrounding the patient with said first and said second bladders located between the belt and the patient to restrict movement of said first inflatable bladder relative to said second inflatable bladder;inflating said first inflatable bladder and said second inflatable bladder to enlarge both said bladders and substantially lift said belt from the abdomen and the back of the patient while simultaneously generating opposing forces by said bladders against the respective first and second hip of the patient for anatomical reduction of the pelvic bones of the patient, with each of said opposing forces having a magnitude greater than approximately five hundred pounds.