Patent · US Expired

Head clamp

US6381783B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

25Claims

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Assignee

Aesculap AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Hans F. Reinhardt · Basel, CH
Manfred Fischer · Leichlingen, DE
Markus Nesper · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2001
Grant date	May 7, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B90/14
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a head clamping device (1) comprising a frame composed of two elements (2,3) exhibiting each first ends (7) flexibly connected to each other and second ends (5) with spikes (13,19) for fixing the head. The aim of the invention is to increase the mechanical stability of such a device. For that purpose, the frame elements (2,3) are mounted in such a way that they can rotate relatively to each other around a common rotation axis (4).

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