Patent ID: 7426763

Claim:
A support for the head of a patient comprising: a tray having a top surface and a bottom surface, an upper edge, and lower edge, and two opposing side edges, said tray adapted for support on an underlying surface; a first side rail engaged with one of said two opposing edges of said tray; a second side rail engaged with a second one of said two opposing edges of said tray: said first and said second side rails being substantially U-shaped and dimensioned for an engagement over a pair of struts extending from an operating table; a plurality of pins, each of said pins projecting from an engagement end on said top surface, to a distal end, a distance above said top surface; a cushion; said cushion having a bottom wall and two sidewalls, and interior surface adapted to engage the face of a human; said cushion having an exterior surface; means to engage said exterior surface of said cushion with said pins for positioning said cushion in an engaged position, said distance above said top surface; and means to adjust said distance of said distal ends of said pins above said top surface to thereby adjust the distance of said cushion above said top surface.