CPC A61F 5/0102 (2013.01) [A61F 2007/004 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0192 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0214 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0242 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2205/088 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A hip orthosis for a leg of a user, comprising:
a flexible waistband configured to conform to a waist of a user including first and second waist segments and a tightening cord for adjusting a displacement distance between respective ends of the first and second waist segments to tighten the first and second waist segments about the waist of the user to enable a lateral force to be applied to the user;
a hip shell removably attached to the flexible waistband by flexible straps, the hip shell being configured to flex when tightened by the tightening cord;
a first push button for hip adjustment of abduction and adduction between the hip shell and a hip hinge assembly having a push button release of locking pins for setting flexion and extension movement of the leg; and
a second push button positioned below the first push button and the hinge assembly for hip adjustment of abduction and adduction between the hip hinge assembly and a thigh support unit which is attached to a leg adjuster extending downward from the hip hinge assembly.
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