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US 2016/0113719 A1Published application
Head clamp for imaging and neurosurgery
AssigneeRenishaw (Ireland) Limited
InventorsMatthew David Frederick Stratton, Hugo George Derrick
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Abstract
A head clamp for neurosurgery is described that includes a member for at least partially encircling the head of a subject. The first end and second end of the head clamp include first and second skull attachment portions for attaching the member to the head of a subject. A position setter, such as an indexing mechanism, is also provided that allows the member to be moved or indexed between at least two repeatable relative positions.
Claims6
A method of performing neurosurgery, comprising the steps of;
- (i) attaching a head clamp comprising a moveable member to the head of a subject,
- (ii) moving the member into a first position and acquiring at least one image of the head,
- (iii) moving the member into a second position and performing a neurosurgical procedure, wherein the relative difference in position between the first position and the second position of the member is known.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.