Method and apparatus for substantially artifact-free anatomic positioning
OwnerMichael Campagnainventor
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Abstract
A technique of forming a joint employing laminar sheeting is provided. At least a portion of the laminar sheeting includes a material that is substantially artifact-free such that the joint causes little imaging artifacts when medically imaged over at least a portion of the laminar sheeting including the rotational axis of said joint, which is at least useful for variable angular articulation of at least one anatomic supporting member joined to the joint and the normal anatomic positioning of at least one anatomic supporting member during normal anatomic positioning use.
Claims48
A rotatable joint, comprising:
- a rotatable joint portion made from radiolucent laminar sheeting, having variable angular articulation, and further including:
- a buttress member including a buttress planar portion;
- an anatomic support member including an anatomic planar portion;
- a radiolucent connection point, where the anatomic planar portion is pivotably attached to the buttress planar portion to provide rotation of the anatomic support member;
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- where the buttress member and the anatomic support member are operable to receive the load forces.
A rotatable hinge for use in an anatomic positioning system, comprising:
- a male joint member and a female joint member made from radiolucent laminar sheeting where the male and female joint members configured such that the male joint member interlocks and rotates within the female joint member about a radiolucent pivot connection point;
- the male joint member operable to rotate at least 90%;
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- the male joint member is operable to receive load forces.
A rotatable joint for variable angular articulation made from radiolucent laminar sheeting, comprising:
- a first portion of the rotatable joint in a first plane;
- a second portion of the rotatable joint in a second plane;
- a fixed radiolucent connection point including an axis and located on the first portion and the second portion, where the first portion is operable to rotate on the axis passing through the first and second planes;
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- where the rotatable joint is further operable to directly accept load forces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.