Headrest for surgical procedures
OwnerLester Rowland, Aaron Mazzottainventors
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Abstract
A headrest for a mobile patient transport apparatus is arranged to support a patient during minor surgical procedures. The headrest includes a neck supporting portion which is hinged to a backrest of the apparatus, and a head supporting portion which is hinged to the neck supporting portion. Each of the neck supporting portion and head supporting portion is connected to a respective actuator. The actuators can be independently operated to cause pivoting of the neck supporting portion relative to the backrest and/or pivoting of the head supporting portion relative to the neck supporting portion.
Claims15
A headrest for a mobile patient transport apparatus, the mobile patient transport apparatus having a backrest, the headrest including a neck supporting portion which is hinged to the backrest and a head supporting portion which is hinged to the neck supporting portion, the neck supporting portion having a frame connected to a first actuator and the head supporting portion having a frame connected to a second actuator, whereby the first and second actuators can be independently operated to cause pivoting of the neck supporting portion relative to the backrest and/or pivoting of the head supporting portion relative to the neck supporting portion, wherein each actuator includes a connecting rod arranged for axial movement.
A headrest for a mobile patient transport apparatus for a mobile patient transport apparatus, the mobile patient transport apparatus having a backrest, the headrest including a neck supporting portion which is hinged to the backrest and a head supporting portion which is hinged to the neck supporting portion, the neck supporting portion having a frame connected to a first actuator and the head supporting portion having a frame connected to a second actuator, whereby the first and second actuators can be independently operated to cause pivoting of the neck supporting portion relative to the backrest and/or pivoting of the head supporting portion relative to the neck supporting portion, wherein the headrest is contiguous and is formed from a single piece, with the neck supporting portion and head supporting portion being connected at a flexure formed by narrowing of the material from which the headrest is made.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.