Patent ID: 6315783
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical head support for positioning and holding a patient's head during a surgical procedure in the head area comprising:an arcuate support having a central portion connected to first and second arcuate arms, said first and second arcuate arms each having a free end and being provided with head engaging means for gripping the patient's head, a longitudinal axis of the arcuate support being defined as an axis passing through said free ends; anda base member provided with a concave semispherical recess matching the central portion of said arcuate support;wherein:said arcuate support and said base member are connected to each other by connecting means having two states, wherein in the first state the connecting means facilitates relative motion between said arcuate support and said base member allowing repositioning of the arcuate support with respect to the base member, and wherein in the second state the connecting means firmly secures said arcuate support to said base member; andsaid base member comprises two bases adapted to slide one on top of the other in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.