Patent ID: 8287537
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A head fixation device comprising: a skull clamp positionable about a head of a patient, wherein the skull clamp comprises a first end and a second end opposing the first end; a first skull pin provided to the first end of the skull clamp and a second skull pin provided to the second end of the skull clamp, wherein the first and second skull pins are aligned in opposition along a first axis, and wherein at least one of the first and second skull pins is movable axially relative to the first and second ends such that the first and second skull pins engage and disengage the head of the patient when the skull clamp is positioned thereabout; and a skull clamp arc assembly comprising an arc skull pin, wherein the skull clamp arc assembly extends rotatably from the first end of the skull clamp, wherein the first skull pin extends through the first end of the skull clamp and through the skull clamp arc assembly along the first axis, wherein the skull clamp arc assembly rotates about the first skull pin, wherein the arc skull pin is offset from the first axis, and wherein the arc skull pin is pivotable relative to the first end of the skull clamp to engage and disengage the head of the patient.