Patent ID: 7552492
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for mounting a patient head support device relative to a medical table comprising: a base unit mountable to the table, the base unit including a connecting tube oriented along a first axis, and a first handle assembly having a first end operatively connected to the connecting tube and also having a second end; the first handle assembly further including an elongated body oriented along a handle axis and a lever hingedly connected to the elongated body, the lever hingedly movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein in the locked position the first handle assembly is fixed in position at the first axis relative to the connecting tube, and in the unlocked position the first handle assembly is: a) rotatable about the first axis; and b) also rotatable about the handle axis, the elongated body further comprising: a first section at the first end and a second section at the second end, the second section being rotatable about the handle axis relative to the first section when the lever is in the unlocked position; and a clutch mechanism carried within the first and second ends, the clutch mechanism being operable to engageably lock together the first and second sections when the first hand assembly is in the locked position.