Head positioning device
AssigneeAlan Sexton
InventorAlan Sexton
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Abstract
Disclosed is a head positioning device for use in laryngoscopy, having a base plate, a head plate, at least one proximal arm and at least one distal arm. The head plate has a proximal end and a distal end. The at least one proximal arm is pivotally connected between the base plate and at or near the proximal end of the head plate. The at least one distal arm is pivotally connected between the base plate and at or near the distal end of the head plate. The proximal and distal arms are operable during use to simultaneously elevate the head plate above the base plate and tilt it at an angle such that the proximal end of the head plate is in a higher elevated position than the distal end.
Claims23
A head positioning device for use in laryngoscopy, the head positioning device comprising:
- a base plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end;
- a head plate having a second proximal end and a second distal end;
- at least one proximal arm pivotally connected between the base plate and at or near the second proximal end of the head plate;
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- at least one distal arm pivotally connected between the base plate and at or near the second distal end of the head plate,
- wherein the proximal arm is attached to the base plate at a first location and the distal arm is attached to the base plate at a second location,
- wherein the second location is spaced apart from the first location, and
- wherein the second location is closer than the first location to the first distal end of the base plate so that the proximal and distal arms are operable during use to simultaneously elevate the head plate above the base plate and change an angle of tilt of the head plate relative to the base plate such that the second proximal end of the head plate is in a higher elevated position from the base plate than the second distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.