Patent ID: 7150719

Claim:
A device for supporting and bracing the thoraco-lumbar region of an individual's spine when said device is worn by said individual, said device comprising: a. first and second elongate bracing rods having upper and lower ends and disposed in generally parallel relation to one another, said first and second bracing rods being positionable on opposed sides of said individual when said device is worn by said individual; b. a posterior traction belt extending across said upper most ends of said bracing rods and positionable across a region of said individual's body, said region being selected from the group consisting of the individual's anterior shoulders and the individual's chest; c. at least two anterior traction slings extending across an intermediate portion of said first and second bracing rods and operatively positionable against a region of said individual's spine, said region being selected from the group consisting of the individual's thoracic vertebrae, the individual's lumbar vertebrae and said individual's sacral vertebrae; d. a pelvic arch affixed to and extending from the lower most ends of said first and second bracing rods and operative to be positioned against a portion of the individual's pelvic region, said region being selected from the group consisting of the anterior superior portion of said individual's ilium and the anterior section of said individual's hip joint; and e. a support bar extending from the top most ends of said first and second bracing rods, said support bar having a generally arcuate shape and operative to extend behind the shoulders and neck of said individual while such individual wears said device.