Hip Abduction Pillow

Abstract

A hip abduction pillow designed to be placed between the legs of an individual to provide comfort, stability and support particularly following a hip and/or lower joint replacement. In addition, the hip abduction pillow comprises three layers with a middle layer of added flexibility to be oriented between the knees of the individual to allow the individual's knees to bend and/or flex whether in the supine, prone or side position for additional comfort replacement.

1 . A hip abduction pillow comprising:
 a top, middle and bottom layer wherein said top, middle and bottom layers are adhered together to form a wedge with the width of said top layer widening outward to said bottom layer, wherein said top layer is to be positioned in the groin region of an individual with said middle layer to be positioned between the knees of said individual and said bottom layer to be positioned between the ankles of said individual.   
   
   
       2 . The hip abduction pillow of  claim 1 , further comprising two concave sides extending from said top layer to said bottom layer to accommodate the legs of said individual so as to provide additional support to said individual lying in the supine, prone or side position. 
   
   
       3 . The hip abduction pillow of  claim 1 , wherein said top, middle and bottom layers comprise a resilient material, with said top and bottom layers comprising of a highly resilient material and said middle layer comprising of a lesser resilient material than said top and bottom layers, so that when said middle layer of the hip abduction pillow is oriented between the knees of said individual, it will provide flexibility to allow the knees of said individual to bend when said individual is in either the supine, prone or side position. 
   
   
       4 . The hip abduction pillow of  claim 3  wherein the resilient material comprises a polyurethane foam. 
   
   
       5 . (canceled)