Patent ID: 9192342
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A support apparatus for positioning a patient's head in an imaging apparatus, comprising: a main body having opposing first and second sides and to support first and second holding members for positioning against the patient's head, wherein the first holding member has a first reference position and is coupled to a first transport apparatus, where the first transport apparatus is coupled to the first side of the main body and configured to move the first holding member relative to the second holding member, and wherein the second holding member has a second reference position and is coupled to a second transport apparatus, where the second transport apparatus is coupled to the second side of the main body and configured to move the second holding member relative to the first holding member; and an extension locking mechanism that locks the position of the second transport apparatus when the first holding member is moved from the first reference position and that locks the position of the first transport apparatus when the second holding member is moved from the second reference position, where the first reference position and the second reference position are relative to the imaging apparatus.