Patent ID: 6932783

Claim:
A passive hip reducer system for a patient having a dislocated hip, the system comprising: a substantially planar support pad supporting the patient in a supine position, a first end of at least one pelvis strap attached to an upper surface of the pad, and wrapped tightly around a waist of the patient; a leg sleeve around a leg of the patient from an ankle to a groin area on a same side as the dislocated hip; a first end of an ankle strap attached to the support pad and a second end to an ankle portion of the leg sleeve; a frame slidably attached to a rail on a first and second side of the support pad, the frame having a first and second upright structure attached at a bottom end to the rail on opposite sides of the support pad and a horizontal structure connecting a top end of the upright structures on each side of the support pad; a first winch attached to one of the upright structures, the winch controlling a cable attached via a pulley to a mid-section of the leg sleeve to raise the leg of the patient; a second winch attached to one of the upright structures, the winch controlling a cable attached via a pulley to an upper portion of the leg sleeve to pull the hip of the patient towards the first upright structure; and turning the first and second winch so that torque is exerted on the dislocated hip until such time as the dislocated hip returns to a normal position in the patient.