Pelvic belt

• US 5,407,422 A
• Filed: 10/04/1994
• Issued: 04/18/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sharon C. Hanson
• Original Assignee: Sharon C. Hanson
• Inventors: Phelps, Valerie, Matthijs, Omer
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Michael A.
• Application Number:
  US08/317,893
• Time in Patent Office: 196 Days
• Field of Search: 128/869, 128/875, 128/876, 128/DIG. 15, 602/19, 2/310, 2/311, 2/312, 2/338, 24/170, 24/180, 24/121
• US Class Current: 602/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0193 Apparatus specially adapted for treating hip dislocation; Abduction splints
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/028 Braces for providing support to the lower back, e.g. lumbo sacral supports

Abstract

A pelvic belt may be used in the treatment of instability in the SI joint or pubic symphysis region for an individual. The use of a pelvic belt reduces the ability of the innominate bones of an individual to be pushed outwardly from each other during movement. The pelvic belt includes a first portion having an attachment means for fastening the belt about the pelvic ring at a height approximately aligned to the base of the wedge between the sacrum and ilium bones, or just above the greater trochanter region, for an individual. The pelvic belt also includes a second portion, a third portion and a fourth portion. The second and fourth portions include an area having an increased surface dimension with respect to the first and third portions. Additionally, the second and fourth portions include an interior non-slip surface to facilitate the retention of the pelvic belt in a desired position about the pelvic ring of an individual. A fifth portion extends from the fourth portion, where the fifth portion includes a clasping loop for engagement to the first portion during the affixation of the pelvic belt to an individual.

Claims

1. A pelvic belt for engagement around the pelvic ring of an individual, said pelvic belt comprising:

(a) a first portion having a first end having a first surface area, said first portion further having a means for attachment;

(b) a second portion having a second surface area of increased dimension with respect to said first surface area, said second portion having an interior surface having a non-slip material engaged thereto;

(c) a third portion having a surface area approximately equal to said first surface area, said third portion having a centrally-positioned indicator tab for alignment to the sacrum of said individual;

(d) a fourth portion having a surface area approximately equal to said second surface area, said fourth portion having an interior surface having a non-slip material engaged thereto; and

(e) a fifth portion having a second end having a clasping loop for engagement to said means for attachment.

2. The pelvic belt according to claim 1, said first portion, said second portion, said third portion, said fourth portion and said fifth portion comprising an exterior surface.

3. The pelvic belt according to claim 2, said exterior surface comprising loop material for engagement to said attachment means.

4. The pelvic belt according to claim 1, said means for attachment comprising an affixation member comprising hook material.

5. The pelvic belt according to claim 1, said means for attachment comprising a buckle.

6. The pelvic belt according to claim 5, said clasping loop further comprising a tongue member for engagement to said buckle.

7. The pelvic belt according to claim 1, wherein said second portion and said fourth portion are spaced from each other for engagement to said individual proximate to the innominate bones of said individual.

8. A pelvic belt for engagement around the pelvic ring of an individual, said pelvic belt comprising:

(a) a first portion having a first end having a first surface area, said first portion having an affixation member comprising hook material, said first portion further having an exterior surface having loop material for engagement to said affixation member;

(b) a second portion having a second surface area of increased dimension with respect to said first surface area, said second portion having an interior surface having a non-slip material engaged thereto for reducing rotation of said pelvic belt about said pelvic ring of said individual, said second portion being adjacent to said first portion;

(c) a third portion having a third surface area approximately equal to said first surface area, said third portion having a centrally-positioned indicator tab for alignment to the sacrum of said individual, said third portion being adjacent to said second portion;

(d) a fourth portion having a fourth surface area approximately equal to said second surface area, said fourth portion having an interior surface having a non-slip material engaged thereto for reducing rotation of said pelvic belt about said pelvic ring of said individual, said fourth portion being adjacent to said third portion, said fourth portion being spaced from said second portion for engagement of said second portion and said fourth portion proximate to the innominate bones of said individual where said second portion and said fourth portion are positioned opposite to each other; and

(e) a fifth portion having a second end having a clasping loop for engagement to said affixation member during engagement of said hook material to said loop material during attachment of said pelvic belt about said pelvic ring of said individual.