Head support and halo jig
OwnerThomas R. Westphalinventor
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Abstract
A temporary support structure for the head of a surgical patient combined with an alignment fixture for a steel band to be attached to the patient's head for subsequent attachment to a head and neck support system. A self-standing adjustable pillar is used to support a patient's head as it protrudes over the edge of a bed or table. A three-lobed head support atop the pillar furnishes support to the head while restricting head movement. Also attached to the pillar, by use of several adjustable clamps, is a jig to hold a metal halo for attachment to the patient's skull.
Claims2
A head support and halo locating jig for use in attaching a halo band to the head of a patient positioned with neck and head extending off the end of a patient support means, comprising:
- a base means resting on the floor below the patient's neck and head;
- a pillar means movably attached and clamped to the base means and extending vertically upward to the region just below the patient's head;
- a head support cradle pivotably attached to permit movement in only a single vertical plane and clamped to the top of the pillar means;
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- a halo locating system adjustably clamped to the pillar independent of the head support cradle attachment means, including at least two clamped swivel adjustments independent of the head support cradle adjustment, and holding the halo band in a stable, predetermined position relative to the head support means.
A head support and halo locating jig for use in attaching a halo band to the head of a patient positioned with neck and head extending off the end of a patient support means, comprising:
- a base means resting on the floor below the patient's neck and head;
- a pillar means movably attached and clamped to the base means and extending vertically upward to the region just below the patient's head;
- a head support cradle, pivotably attached and clamped to the top of the pillar means, comprising three curved lobes essentially conforming to the head, two lobes curving upward to a horizontally reclining patient's ears and the third lobe curving toward the top of the patient's head;
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- a halo locating system adjustably clamped to the pillar means, including at least two clamped swivel adjustments, and holding the halo band in a stable, predetermined position relative to the head support means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.