Patent ID: 11877959
Assignee: RUNE INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method comprising:
positioning a patient's head in supine position;
coupling an appropriately sized arm for the patient's head to each of at least two racks slidably coupled to a base, the racks being coupled to at least one pinion configured to enable movement of the racks equidistantly in opposite directions;
sliding the arms along the base towards the patient's head;
pivoting the arms in a direction toward a 90° position from a longitudinal axis of the base to push the patient's jaw upwards; and
locking the arms longitudinally in place by biasing at least one compression spring of a lock mechanism comprising:
at least one rail holder coupled to the base adjacent to at least one outer edge of the base;
at least one rail attached to the base by the at least one rail holder and coupled to an arm holder of at least one of the arms,
at least one rail catch coupled to the at least one rail, and
the at least one compression spring between the at least one rail catch and the arm holder.