Patent ID: 7296574
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A forehead pad comprising: a base member having a first side adapted to be coupled to a forehead support member and a second side; a first patient contacting member having a first side adapted to contact a surface of a patient and a second side; and a generally rectangular first neck portion coupled to the second side of the base member and the second side of the first patient contacting member, wherein the first neck portion has a longitudinal axis along a length of the rectangular first neck portion and includes a plurality of cutouts disposed around the periphery of the first neck portion and defined in a side of the first neck portion generally parallel to the longitudinal axis so as to allow at least a portion of the first patient contacting member to move relative to the base member in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis responsive to a force being applied to the first patient contacting member, and wherein the base member, the first patient contacting member, and the first neck portion are integrally formed from a common material to define a unitary structure.