Patent ID: 8795206

Claim:
A system for determining the orientation of a desired head position of an animal, the system comprising: a processor; a database for storing a plurality of data, wherein the plurality of data comprises three-dimensional data for determining the orientation of a desired head position of the animal; a head orientation determination module that comprises instructions for obtaining three-dimensional data for determining the orientation of the desired head position; a head position recorder in communication with the head orientation determination module, that comprises: an attachment device that includes a bite-jig; a measuring device comprising a gyroscope and an inclinometer that measures the orientation of the desired head position; wherein the inclinometer is configured to detect and measure yaw and the gyroscope is configured to detect and measure pitch and roll, and wherein the attachment device operably couples the measuring device to at least one body part of the animal; and instructions for obtaining a plurality of three-dimensional head positioning data from the measuring device to determine the desired head position of the animal; a first medical imaging device in communication with the head orientation determination module and with the head position recorder, wherein the imaging device comprises instructions to obtain and generate one or more images of the head of the animal; and a device to display the one or more obtained images.