Prone head support

A prone head support comprising

• a cushion configured to support a face of a patient in a prone position, the cushion having a cutout configured to accommodate the patient's eyes, nose, and mouth,
• a shell including a main portion configured to cradle the cushion and a plurality of bosses extending downwardly from the main portion, the main portion of the shell including an opening beneath the cutout,
• a tray having a base panel and a plurality of upstanding posts molded integrally with the base panel and extending upwardly therefrom, and
• a plurality of adjusters, each adjuster being mounted on a respective one of the upstanding posts of the plurality of upstanding posts and movable upwardly and downwardly along the respective upstanding post, each boss of the shell resting on a respective adjuster such that the shell is able to be freely lifted upwardly off of the plurality of adjusters regardless of the position of the adjusters along the respective upstanding posts,
• wherein each upstanding post of the plurality of upstanding posts includes a helical thread and wherein each adjuster comprises a knob having a bore with a threaded portion that interfaces with the helical thread of the respective upstanding post,
• wherein each knob includes a grip portion having an upwardly facing shoulder surface and a generally cylindrical protrusion extending upwardly from the grip portion, wherein each boss includes an internal chamber in which a respective generally cylindrical protrusion is received, and wherein a lower end of each boss rests atop the upwardly facing shoulder surface of the respective grip portion,
• wherein each boss includes a generally cylindrical wall and an annular flange at a lower end of the generally cylindrical wall that extends inwardly therefrom and wherein each annular flange has a generally circular inside edge that has a first diameter that is larger than a second diameter of the respective generally cylindrical protrusion of the knob to provide a gap between the generally circular inside edge and the associated generally cylindrical protrusion.

A prone head support comprising

• a cushion configured to support a face of a patient in a prone position, the cushion having a cutout configured to accommodate the patient's eyes, nose, and mouth,
• a shell including a main portion configured to cradle the cushion and a plurality of bosses extending downwardly from the main portion, the main portion of the shell including an opening beneath the cutout,
• a tray having a base panel and a plurality of upstanding posts molded integrally with the base panel and extending upwardly therefrom,
• a plurality of adjusters, each adjuster being mounted on a respective one of the upstanding posts of the plurality of upstanding posts and movable upwardly and downwardly along the respective upstanding post, each boss of the shell resting on a respective adjuster such that the shell is able to be freely lifted upwardly off of the plurality of adjusters regardless of the position of the adjusters along the respective upstanding posts,
• a mirror coupled to the base panel of the tray beneath the opening, at least one of the upstanding posts of the tray being outboard of a head end perimeter edge of the mirror, and at least another of the upstanding posts of the tray being outboard of a foot end perimeter edge of the mirror, and
• a resilient gasket interposed between the mirror and the base panel of the tray, wherein the mirror and the resilient gasket each include a plurality of apertures through which fastening screws extend into respective threaded holes formed in the base panel of the tray.