Patent ID: 7473235

Claim:
A hip orthosis comprising: a pair of semi-rigid pelvic support members removably attachable to each other at one end; a closure unit, attached to respective distal ends at each one of the pair of pelvic support members to provide a mechanical force advantage in compressing the pelvic support members on a patient wherein a force exerted by a user is multiplied, wherein the closure unit is removably connected to the pair of pelvic support members and includes a first closure member with a first plurality of support posts and a second closure member with a second plurality of support posts, and a flexible elongated member operatively extending around and between the first and second plurality of support posts to provide the mechanical force advantage, the flexible elongated member is a low friction cord that enables a sliding movement of the cord around the first and second plurality of support posts; a semi-rigid thigh support member for removable mounting on the thigh of a user, having a pair of spaced anchor plates; a hinge unit having an upper extension member for attachment to one of the pelvic support members, a lower extension member for attachment to the thigh support member and a hinge member connected to the respective upper extension member and lower extension member to enable relative movement; a first wedge support member; and a second wedge support member, the first wedge support member is removably attached to one of the pelvic support members and the second wedge support member is removably attached to the thigh support member through one of the pair of anchor plates, the first and second wedge support members are configured to be adjustably attached respectively to the upper extension member and the lower extension member to accommodate a length and abduction adjustments for a user, wherein each of the pair of semi-rigid pelvic support members include a fabric covering member encompassing a semi-rigid waist elongated panel, one of the elongated panels are affixed to the first wedge support member at a location that enables a universal use for either a right or left side of a user.