Abdominal and pelvic area support

Details Abdominal and pelvic area support Abdominal and pelvic area support

1988-03-30

1989-09-19

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Truss

Abdominal

128 991, 1281051, A61F 524, A61F 528

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048671452

ABSTRACT:
An abdominal and pelvic area support (10) for being worn by, and supported by the shoulders of, a wearer (18). The pelvic area support (10) has a support member (12) including a backing panel (36) having first and second opposite end portions (42 and 43) and a narrowed crotch portion (44) therebetween. The support member further includes first and second elongated support panels (38 and 40) secured to the backing panel (36), and disposed such that the first support panel (38) extends from a point at, or proximate, a first corner portion (45) of the first end portion (42) of the backing panel to a point at, or proximate, a further corner (48) of the second end portion (43) of the backing panel (36), and the second support panel (40) extends from a point at, or proximate, a further corner (46) of the first end portion (42) to a point at, or proximate, a first corner portion (47 ) of the second end portion (43) of the backing panel (36), with the first and second support panels (38 and 40) crossing at a point proximate the crotch portion (44) of the backing panel (36). The pelvic area support (10) also has a harness (16) for engaging and supporting the support member (12) on the shoulders of the wearer (18), and, in the preferred embodiment, a cover garment (14) for covering the support member (12).

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