Patent ID: 6745406
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A reconfigurable orthopedic sleep aid, adapted to be worn by a patient about the hips and at least one thigh, comprising:a garment adapted to substantially surround the hip and at least one thigh and having at least one attachment, the garment also bearing a coordinate indicia pattern and one or more orientation indicia that generally correspond to an anatomical location of the patient selected from the group including a greater trocanter of the hip, a posterior superior iliac crest, a coccyx, and an anterior ventral position medially aligned with the navel, and combinations thereof; and at least one substantially compressible pad having a generally annular profile and a generally toroidal cross sectional profile, the at least one pad configured to be carried from the attachment proximate the greater trochanteric area of the hip of the patient to, when the patient assumes a lateral recumbent position, distribute the weight of the patient away from the greater trocanter and to surrounding tissues, the at least one pad also bearing reference indicia adapted to cooperate with the coordinate indicia pattern to establish at least one placement position on the garment.