Patent ID: 7641624

Claim:
A femur traction device for use in applying traction to a broken leg comprising: a brace having a first end opposite a hitch end; a thigh strap adapted to engage around the leg at the thigh and to engage said first end of said brace; a harness for securing around the foot of the broken leg, said harness having a tensioning strap attached thereto; and a tension-adjusting device including: a hitch body secured to said hitch end of said brace and extending therefrom to provide a threaded bore; and a threaded tensioning shaft threaded through said threaded bore and providing a knob at one end thereof and a harness receipt at the opposite end thereof, said harness receipt attached to said tensioning strap of said harness, said threaded tensioning shaft extending substantially parallel with respect to said brace, said harness receipt receiving said tensioning strap such that said harness is moved by the turning of said knob, which causes the advancement of said threaded tensioning shaft through said threaded bore; wherein said threaded tensioning shaft and said tensioning strap move along substantially the same axis in a substantially longitudinal direction with respect to said brace.