Abstract: A method for anatomical reduction of the bones of the pelvis includes a belt having a clasp or other fastening member. The device also includes at least two inflatable bladders slidingly positionable along the belt. Operationally, the device is positioned to encircle the hips of a patient with a bladder positioned over each of the patient's hip bones. The clasp is fastened to hold the belt in place and a pump is used to selectively inflate each of the bladders. Inflation of the bladders applies a compressive force in excess of five hundred pounds to the pelvic bones of the patient reducing the intra-pelvic volume, thereby minimizing blood loss attributable to fractures or diastasis of the pelvis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for aligning a fractured bone in a limb of a patient. The method includes positioning on the limb two pairs of selectively inflatable bladders formed in a flexible wrap. Each bladder is oblong shaped and is oriented with the longitudinal axis of the bladder parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bone. The flexible wrap is secured around the limb to position the bladders on the limb over the fractured bone. The two bladders of each pair of bladders are positioned on the limb in a radially opposed orientation. Further, all of the bladders are radially distributed at 90 degree intervals around the limb. The bladders are selectively inflated to generate forces between the wrap and the limb, which act in concert to align the bone. The forces include a direct force between each bladder and the limb that transitions from being substantially concentrated to being substantially uniformly distributed during realignment of the bone.