Patent ID: 8007453

Claim:
A device that can be used for bracing the pelvic region of a patient, the device including a plurality of bracing elements and one or more than one of each includes: first and second straps, wherein the first strap is detachably connected to the second strap at a first point of interconnection that can be moved along the second strap so that the combined length of the first and second straps can be altered and thereby adjust the length of the bracing element that can be wrapped at least in part around or about the pelvic region of a patient; and means for attaching the second strap to the first strap configured to detachably interconnect the second strap directly or indirectly to the first strap so that the bracing element forms a closed loop that can at least partially be wrapped around or about the patient, and to detachably interconnect the first and second straps at a second point of interconnection that is able to be moved along the first strap so as to allow the length of the bracing element that can be wrapped at least in part around the pelvic region of a patient to be further adjusted.