Patent ID: 7882583

Claim:
An apparatus for attachment to a patient support frame to support a head of a patient lying in a prone position on the frame during surgery, the apparatus comprising: a base configured to mount on the frame, a post coupled to the base and extending upwardly therefrom, a U-shaped support, a lockable joint received on the post and movable vertically along the post and, the lockable joint coupled to the support, the lockable joint including a handle to move an actuator between a first position wherein the actuator acts on the lockable joint to lock the lockable joint such that the lockable joint does not move relative to the post while simultaneously locking the support such that the support does not move relative to the lockable joint and a second position wherein the lockable joint is free to move along the post and the head support is free to move relative to the lockable joint about a first axis and a second axis, wherein the second axis is not parallel to the first axis, and a foam block coupled to a portion of the U-shaped support for pivoting movement about a transverse axis, the foam block having a cutout in a region thereof corresponding to a patient's eyes, nose and mouth.