Head stabilization device tensioning feature and method of use

US12343278B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• pro med instruments GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Peter Forst · Emmendingen, DE
• Matthias Esser · Freiburg (Elbe), DE
• Andreas Blum · Reutlingen, DE
• David Devran Culha · Bad Krozingen, DE
• Matthias E. Schuele · Glückstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 29, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 1, 2025
• Expiry date: May 27, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/0807
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A head stabilization device useable for stabilizing a head of a patient during a medical procedure includes a modular design where stabilization assemblies of various configurations are interchangeable at receiving portions along a frame. The device includes a tensioning feature positioned away from the stabilization assembly but still operable to increase or decrease an amount of force the stabilization assembly applies to the patient's head. The device includes a locking feature for a stabilization assembly having a rotatable member having one or more stabilization features connected thereto. The device includes an adjustment feature to adjust a spacing between frame members with the adjustment feature providing a continuous range of adjustment rather than finite adjustment increments.